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East Germany at the FIFA World Cup

After the division of Germany in 1949, West Germany was declared Germany's official successor team. East Germany was accepted as a FIFA member only in 1952 and entered the qualification tournament for the first time for 1958, but finished last in their qualification group behind Czechoslovakia and Wales.

They appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 1974. During the tournament they played West Germany, who were hosts in that year, for the first and only time at senior level, winning 1–0. East Germany was reunified with West Germany in 1990 and did not compete again after the 1990 World Cup.

Record at the FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup finals record Qualifications record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pos Pld W D L GF GA
  1954 Did not enter Did not enter
  1958 Did not qualify 3rd 4 1 0 3 5 12
  1962 3rd 3 0 1 2 3 6
  1966 2nd 4 1 2 1 5 5
  1970 2nd 4 2 1 1 7 7
  1974 Second group stage 6th 6 2 2 2 5 5 Squad 1st 6 5 0 1 18 3
  1978 Did not qualify 2nd 6 3 3 0 15 4
  1982 2nd 4 2 0 2 9 6
  1986 3rd 8 5 0 3 16 9
  1990 4th 8 3 1 4 9 13
Total Second group stage 1/10 6 2 2 2 5 5 — – 47 22 8 17 87 65
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks

By match

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World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Scorers
1974 Group stage   Australia 2–0 W Hamburg C. Curran (o.g.), J. Streich
  Chile 1–1 D Berlin M. Hoffmann
  West Germany 1–0 W Hamburg J. Sparwasser
Second round   Brazil 0–1 L Hanover —
  Netherlands 0–2 L Gelsenkirchen —
  Argentina 1–1 D Gelsenkirchen J. Streich

Record by opponent

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FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Wins Draws Losses Total Goals Scored Goals Conceded
  Argentina 0 1 0 1 1 1
  Australia 1 0 0 1 2 0
  Brazil 0 0 1 1 0 1
  Chile 0 1 0 1 1 1
  Netherlands 0 0 1 1 0 2
  West Germany 1 0 0 1 1 0

East Germany at 1974 World Cup

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First Round, Group 1

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  East Germany 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5
  West Germany 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 4
  Chile 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
  Australia 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
East Germany  2 – 0  Australia
Curran   58' (o.g.)
Streich   72'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Chile  1 – 1  East Germany
Ahumada   69' Report Hoffmann   55'
Attendance: 20,000
East Germany  1 – 0  West Germany
Sparwasser   77' Report
Attendance: 60,350

Second Round, Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 6
  Brazil 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 4
  East Germany 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
  Argentina 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Brazil  1 – 0  East Germany
Rivellino   60' Report
Attendance: 58,463
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
East Germany  0 – 2  Netherlands
Report Neeskens   13'
Rensenbrink   59'
Attendance: 67,148
Argentina  1 – 1  East Germany
Houseman   20' Report Streich   14'
Attendance: 53,054
Referee: Jack Taylor (England)

Record players

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Rank Player Matches
1 Bernd Bransch 6
Jürgen Croy 6
Martin Hoffmann 6
Gerd Kische 6
Jürgen Sparwasser 6
Konrad Weise 6
7 Harald Irmscher 4
Lothar Kurbjuweit 4
Wolfram Löwe 4
Joachim Streich 4
Siegmar Wätzlich 4

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals
1 Joachim Streich 2
2 Martin Hoffmann 1
Jürgen Sparwasser 1
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