<P> Despite winning their 10 matches in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification . Germany went out from the World Cup group stage , first exit in the first round since 1938 , after two losses and only one win . The first match was against Mexico , the team which they beat in the FIFA Confederations Cup a year earlier , the match ended with a 1 -- 0 win for the Mexicans , the German first loss in an opening match since the 1982 World Cup . The second match was against Sweden which ended in a 2 -- 1 win , thanks to Toni Kroos 's 95th minute goal . In the last match , Germany needed a `` one - goal '' win against South Korea to reach the next round , but two late goals during second - half stoppage time from South Korea made the defending champion leave the competition with only bad memories . </P>
<P> Despite winning their 10 matches in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification . Germany went out from the World Cup group stage , first exit in the first round since 1938 , after two losses and only one win . The first match was against Mexico , the team which they beat in the FIFA Confederations Cup a year earlier , the match ended with a 1 -- 0 win for the Mexicans , the German first loss in an opening match since the 1982 World Cup . The second match was against Sweden which ended in a 2 -- 1 win , thanks to Toni Kroos 's 95th minute goal . In the last match , Germany needed a `` one - goal '' win against South Korea to reach the next round , but two late goals during second - half stoppage time from South Korea made the defending champion leave the competition with only bad memories . </P>
when was the last time germany got knocked out in group stage
when was the last time germany got knocked out in group stage
2018
2018