<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="9"> UEFA European Championship record </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th_colspan="6"> UEFA European Championship Qualification record </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> Pld </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> D * </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> GF </Th> <Th> GA </Th> <Th> Pld </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> GF </Th> <Th> GA </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did Not Enter </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did Not Enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1964 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did Not Qualify </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> Champions </Td> <Td> 1st </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Runners - up </Td> <Td> 2nd </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> Champions </Td> <Td> 1st </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> Group Stage </Td> <Td> 5th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> Semi Final </Td> <Td> 3rd </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> Qualified as Hosts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> Runners - up </Td> <Td> 2nd </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Champions </Td> <Td> 1st </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Group Stage </Td> <Td> 14th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Group Stage </Td> <Td> 12th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Runners - up </Td> <Td> 2nd </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Semi Final </Td> <Td> 3rd </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Semi Final </Td> <Td> 3rd </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2020 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> 3 titles </Td> <Td> 11 / 14 </Td> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 10 * </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 65 </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 92 </Td> <Td> 64 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 220 </Td> <Td> 56 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="9"> UEFA European Championship record </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th_colspan="6"> UEFA European Championship Qualification record </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> Pld </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> D * </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> GF </Th> <Th> GA </Th> <Th> Pld </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> GF </Th> <Th> GA </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did Not Enter </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did Not Enter </Td> </Tr>

Germany become the fourth defending champions to exit at the group stage in the past five world cups