Germany

The German record at the World Cup is pretty staggering, and that is especially the case since the turn of the millennium. Since the 2002 World Cup, Germany has reached at least the semi-final in four of the previous five World Cups. Their only victory during that period came in 2014, while they were beaten finalists against Brazil in the 2002 World Cup.

They also finished the 2006 and 2010 World Cups in third place after losing their semi-final clashes against Italy and Spain, respectively. However, their previous showing at the World Cup was one of their most damaging. In 2018, they failed to make it out of the group stage, as they won just once in three games. They scored just twice during the competition, which was the lowest number of goals that they have scored in a single World Cup campaign.

There have been some outstanding players to represent Germany throughout their international history. No player represented the nation more regularly than Lothar Matthaus. The midfielder won 150 caps during his esteemed career and won the World Cup and European Championships. Meanwhile, the nation’s most prolific scorer is Miroslav Klose.

The forward scored 71 goals in 137 games for his nation, as he surpassed the long-standing record of 68 goals set by the legendary Gerd Muller. Hans Schafer represented his nation in more World Cups than any other player, as he captained Germany in 1954, 1958, and 1962 tournaments. Meanwhile, the Germany stats show that Joachim Lowe was manager of the nation longer than any previous European international coach, as he took charge of Germany for just under 15 years.