East Germany at the FIFA World Cup
1 appearance on the world's biggest stage.
UEFA · 1 appearance · first in 1974.
Best result
Quarter-final — 1974.
All-time World Cup record
Played 6 · Won 2 · Drawn 2 · Lost 2 · Goals 5–5.
Top World Cup scorers
- Joachim Streich — 2 goals (1974)
- Jürgen Sparwasser — 1 goal (1974)
- Martin Hoffmann — 1 goal (1974)
Biggest rivalries
- Australia — played 1 (W1 D0 L0)
- West Germany — played 1 (W1 D0 L0)
- Chile — played 1 (W0 D1 L0)
- Brazil — played 1 (W0 D0 L1)
Tournament by tournament
- 1974 — Quarter-final