France are coming! Germany still lead the way in this World Cup stat | OneFootball

The glorious days of the DFB team are now a few years behind them. The last tournaments ended early, bringing plenty of disappointment and frustration. Germany used to be a tournament team.

This myth was not built solely on their four World Cup titles; it also stemmed from the incredible consistency German national teams displayed at World Cups over decades. If they didn’t make the final, a semifinal spot was still often within reach. Even more often than record world champions Brazil. 

Over the past decade, another nation has shown that kind of consistency - France. Under coach Didier Deschamps, a third consecutive World Cup final appearance is even possible this year. The French are catching up. With eight semifinal appearances, they have now drawn level with Brazil. And where does the DFB team stand?

At the very top of world football. With twelve appearances, still quite comfortably so. But given the trend since their last World Cup triumph in 2014, perhaps not for much longer. Unless Jürgen Klopp can help spark a turnaround.

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