>>149473343Germany never dropped out in the group stage before 2018. The exception is 1938, which was a pure KO tournament - Germany were considered one of the favorites since they had finished third in 1934 and had annexed Austria, the fourth-placed team of 1938. But the team chemistry was poor, so they ended up losing the very first game against Switzerland (it actually was the second game, they tied and a tie meant a repeat) and were out
Apart from that, Germany's worst runs probably were 1962, 1994 and 1998 - quarterfinals
So 2018 really was a huge shame