Has Germany Ever Won the World Cup?

Germany's trophy history

Germany's most recent major trophy came at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, a tournament remembered above all for their 7-1 semifinal demolition of the hosts, before a tighter 1-0 extra-time win over Argentina in the final, settled by a Mario Gotze volley in the 113th minute. That victory made Germany the first European team to win a World Cup on South American soil. Since then, Germany's form at major tournaments has been unusually shaky for a nation with their pedigree: they were eliminated in the group stage of both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, and haven't gone beyond the quarterfinals of a European Championship since 2016. Germany's most recent continental title, meanwhile, dates back even further to Euro 1996, making the gap since their last European Championship win considerably longer than their World Cup drought.

Germany's major titles

Germany's major finals

Legendary Germany players

• Franz Beckenbauer — Won the World Cup as both captain (1974) and manager (1990) — one of only three men to do both.
• Miroslav Klose — All-time leading World Cup goalscorer with 16 goals across four tournaments.
• Philipp Lahm — Captained the 2014 World Cup-winning side.
• Mario Gotze — Scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final as a substitute.

Interesting facts about Germany

• Germany's 7-1 win over Brazil in the 2014 semifinal is the largest defeat in Brazilian World Cup history.
• Germany is tied with Italy for the second-most World Cup titles (4), behind only Brazil (5).
• Germany were eliminated in the group stage at back-to-back World Cups (2018 and 2022) for the first time in their history.
• Germany's last European Championship win, in 1996, is now longer ago than their last World Cup win.

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