Germany return to the New York/New Jersey area (Giants Stadium, New York/New Jersey) for the 2026 World Cup, 32 years after their last match there — a 1-2 loss to Bulgaria in the 1994 quarterfinal.
Germany
UEFA · 21st World Cup appearance · Group E
Featured facts
Miroslav Klose is the all-time top scorer at the FIFA World Cup with 16 goals across all tournaments.
Germany enter the 2026 World Cup on a nine-match winning streak, scoring 28 goals across those victories.
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Germany’s World Cup opening-match record is 13W-4D-3L across 20 appearances (51-15 goals). They have failed to score 3 times and kept 9 clean sheets in those opening games.
Germany have conceded in each of their last 6 World Cup matches, letting in 9 goals in total.
Germany have scored in each of their last 3 World Cup matches, netting 6 goals in total.
Germany have won their last 9 international matches, scoring 28 and conceding 6 goals.
Germany have won 6 of their last 6 international matches (6W-0D-0L).
Germany have scored in each of their last 9 international matches, netting 28 goals in total.
2026 Fixtures
World Cup record
21
World Cup appearances
4 titles
112
matches played
68 won · 21 drawn · 23 lost
+102
goal difference
232 scored · 130 conceded
Recent World Cups
2022Group stageW1 D1 L1→2018Group stageW1 D0 L2→2014WinnerW6 D1 L0→
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2010Third place play-offW5 D0 L2→2006Third place play-offW5 D1 L1→2002Runners-upW5 D1 L1→1998QuarterfinalW3 D1 L1→1994QuarterfinalW3 D1 L1→1990WinnerW5 D2 L0→1986Runners-upW3 D2 L2→1982Runners-upW3 D2 L2→1978Group stageW1 D4 L1→1974WinnerW6 D0 L1→1970Third place play-offW5 D0 L1→1966Runners-upW4 D1 L1→1962QuarterfinalW2 D1 L1→1958Third place play-offW2 D2 L2→1954WinnerW5 D0 L1→1938Round of 16W0 D1 L1→1934Third place play-offW3 D0 L1→
All-time top scorers
1Miroslav Klose16goals
2Gerhard Muller14goals
3Jürgen Klinsmann11goals
4Thomas Müller10goals
5Helmut Rahn10goals
6Uwe Seeler9goals
7Karl-Heinz Rummenigge9goals
8Rudi Voller8goals
9Hans Schafer7goals
10Max Morlock6goals
Team profile
Germany have won the World Cup 4 times, most recently in 2014.
Germany have an average squad age of 27.3 at the 2026 World Cup.
Bayern Munich supply 7 players to Germany's 2026 World Cup squad, more than any other club.
2026 Squad
| # | Name | Birthdate (Age) | Club | WC Apps | WC Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel NeuerG | 27 Mar 1986(40) | Bayern Munich | 19 | 0 |
| 2 | Antonio RüdigerD | 3 Mar 1993(33) | Real Madrid | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Waldemar AntonD | 20 Jul 1996(29) | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Jonathan TahD | 11 Feb 1996(30) | Bayern Munich | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Aleksandar PavlovićM | 3 May 2004(22) | Bayern Munich | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Joshua KimmichD | 8 Feb 1995(31) | Bayern Munich | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Kai HavertzF | 11 Jun 1999(27) | Arsenal | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Leon GoretzkaM | 6 Feb 1995(31) | Bayern Munich | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Jamie LewelingM | 26 Feb 2001(25) | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jamal MusialaM | 26 Feb 2003(23) | Bayern Munich | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Nick WoltemadeF | 14 Feb 2002(24) | Newcastle United | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Oliver BaumannG | 2 Jun 1990(36) | TSG Hoffenheim | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Pascal GroßM | 15 Jun 1991(34) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Maximilian BeierF | 17 Oct 2002(23) | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Nico SchlotterbeckD | 1 Dec 1999(26) | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Angelo StillerM | 4 Apr 2001(25) | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Florian WirtzM | 3 May 2003(23) | Liverpool | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Nathaniel BrownD | 16 Jun 2003(22) | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Leroy SanéM | 11 Jan 1996(30) | Galatasaray | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Nadiem AmiriM | 27 Oct 1996(29) | Mainz 05 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Alexander NübelG | 30 Sept 1996(29) | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | David RaumD | 22 Apr 1998(28) | RB Leipzig | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Felix NmechaM | 10 Oct 2000(25) | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Malick ThiawD | 8 Aug 2001(24) | Newcastle United | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Assan OuédraogoM | 9 May 2006(20) | RB Leipzig | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Deniz UndavF | 19 Jul 1996(29) | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | 0 |
| – | Lennart KarlM | 22 Feb 2008(18) | Bayern Munich | 0 | 0 |