GREAT GERMAN WORLD CUP SHOCKS

1982 (group stage) West Germany 1 Algeria 2

The confident Germans spoke about scoring seven, but complacency led to a famous loss. Algeria won through goals from Rabah Madjer and Lakhdar

Belloumi. Germany reacted by winning their next two, including a conspiratorial 1-0 win over Austria that sent Algeria home.

1994 (Q-finals)

Bulgaria 2 Germany 1

Germany looked set for the semi-finals when Lothar Matthaus scored a penalty two minutes after half-time. But quick-fire goals from Hristo Stoichkov and Yordan Letchkov stunned the holders.

2018 (group stage)

S Korea 2 Germany 0

Germany were defending champions, but crashed out, conceding twice in stoppage time as they pressed for the goal which would have sent them through. Young-gwon Kim’s 92nd-minute goal left Germany on the brink of elimination. And worse was to come when Heung-min Son tapped into an empty net to score the second.