20 World Cup trips, second only to Brazil, has reached the final three consecutive times, and is worthy of being the champion

The only team in World Cup history that can be compared with five-star Brazil is the only German team from Europe. Although Germany did not participate in all the 22 World Cup tournaments in terms of the number of participations, the team has also completed a total of 20 World Cup trips, making it the second team in Brazil to rank second in World Cup history since. In terms of team honors, Germany won the World Cup four times, second only to Brazil. However, the team reached the World Cup finals 8 times and entered the World Cup semi-finals 13 times, all leading Brazil and ranking first in the history of the World Cup. Let’s look at the history of the World Cup today and take a look at Germany’s 20 World Cup journeys.

1. Absent from the first World Cup, unexpectedly won the first championship in 1954, Germany did not participate in the first World Cup in 1930, and it was not until Germany appeared on the World Cup for the first time in the second World Cup in 1934. Germany defeated Belgium and Sweden in the knockout stage in that World Cup, and finally reached the semi-finals of the World Cup. Although he missed the final, Germany still achieved the third place in its first World Cup. Germany drew with Switzerland in the first round of the 1938 World Cup, but lost 2-4 to the opponent in the rematch and missed the knockout round. The 1950 World Cup was the first World Cup after the end of World War II. Germany, as a defeated country, had no time to take care of the World Cup and did not participate in this World Cup. West Germany led the team to participate in the 1954 World Cup and successfully advanced to the knockout stage in the group competition. Later, he defeated Yugoslavia and Austria and advanced to the World Cup finals. Facing Hungary, who had defeated himself 8-3 in the group stage, Germany won the first World Cup championship in the final, defeating his opponent 3-2.

2. Maintain stable performance and win another championship 20 years later

After winning the first World Cup, Germany advanced to the top of the group in the 1958 World Cup. After defeating Yugoslavia in the quarter-finals, Germany lost to host Sweden in the semi-finals and finally won fourth place. Germany qualified for the first place in the group in the 1962 World Cup, but was eliminated by Yugoslavia in the first round of the knockout round and unfortunately stopped in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. In the 1966 World Cup, Germany once again qualified in the first place in the group, then eliminated Uruguay 4-0, defeated the Soviet Union 2-1, and reached the World Cup finals again after 12 years. However, facing the host's final, Germany lost to England 2-4 and missed the championship. After Germany qualified in the group in the 1970 World Cup, they faced defending champion England in the first round of the knockout stage. They defeated their opponents 3-2 to complete their revenge. However, he lost to Italy in the semi-finals and finally won the third place in the World Cup. The German team had stars such as Beckenbauer and Geed Muller in the 1974 World Cup. After successfully passing the first and second stages, Germany and Cruyff met the Netherlands, led by Cruyff, and Germany finally defeated the Netherlands 2-1 and won the World Cup championship again 20 years later. Germany, defending World Cup champion in 1978, ranked last in the group in the second stage of the competition and missed the semi-finals.

3. After three consecutive years, Germany won the third championship, Germany advanced to the first place in the group in the first stage, and in the second stage, he ranked first in the group again and advanced to the semi-finals of the World Cup. Germany eliminated France at a penalty in the semi-finals and met Italy in the final, but lost 1-3 to the opponent in the final, making the team missed the championship. Germany advanced to the knockout stage with the second in the group in the 1986 World Cup, and after eliminating Morocco in the quarterfinals, Mexico in the quarterfinals, and France in the semi-finals, Germany and Argentina met in the finals. However, Argentina led by Maradona defeated Germany 3-2, allowing Germany to win the runner-up for two consecutive World Cups. In the 1990 knockout round, Germany defeated the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia and England, and met Argentina again in the final. This was also the third consecutive World Cup final for Germany. In the end, Germany completed its revenge and defeated Argentina 1-0 to win the third World Cup championship. Germany, the defending World Cup champion in 1994, lost 1-2 to Bulgaria in the quarterfinals, ending in the quarterfinals. Germany once again ended in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in 1998, and they lost 0-3 to Croatia in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

lost to Brazil in the final in 4.02, and completed revenge in 2014 and became king again. After successfully qualifying in the 2002 World Cup, Germany defeated Paraguay, the United States and South Korea and reached the World Cup final again. However, facing Brazil led by Ronaldo, Germany lost 0-2 and missed the championship. In the 2006 German Domestic World Cup, the host Germany reached the semi-finals and finally lost to the final champion Italy, achieving the third place. Germany won the third place again in the 2010 World Cup. They defeated England and Argentina in the knockout stage and successfully reached the semi-finals, but eventually lost to the final champion Spain again and stopped in the semi-finals. The 2014 World Cup was overwhelming. After the German group successfully qualified, he defeated Algeria and France in a row and met his old rival Brazil in the semi-finals. In the end, Germany played a classic game in the semi-finals, massacred the Brazilian team 7-1 in Brazil, successfully reached the final, and defeated Argentina 1-0 in the final, winning the fourth World Cup championship in team history.

5. Four-star Germany fell into a trough, not qualifying for two consecutive times

In the two World Cups after winning the 2014 World Cup, Germany fell into a trough, and they were eliminated in the group in the 2018 World Cup and the 2022 World Cup. Germany, the defending World Cup champion in 2018, lost to Mexico and South Korea in the group stage, and was eventually eliminated at the bottom of the group. Germany lost to Japan in the group stage in the 2022 World Cup, and finally lost 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, ranking third in the group missed the goal again. Whether Germany, which has missed qualifying for two consecutive World Cups, can avenge its previous shame in the 2026 US, Canada and Mexico World Cup is worthy of the expectations of fans.