For 60 years, from 1954 to 2014, Germany qualified for the top eight teams in every World Cup tournament. Since 2014, they have not made it to the round of 16.
For 60 years, they have always qualified for at least the quarterfinals. 1978 was an outlier because there was no quarterfinal with a knockout stage that year, but a second group stage with eight teams, but technically it was a quarterfinal, so it can be counted as such.
By 2030, the former "Turniermannschaft" will have gone 16 years without reaching the round of 16 at a World Cup.
1954 - Champion
1958 - 3rd place
1962 - Quarterfinal
1966 - 2nd place
1970 - 3rd place
1974 - Champion
1978 - Quarterfinal
1982 - 2nd place
1986 - 2nd place
1990 - Champion
1994 - Quarterfinal
1998 - Quarterfinal
2002 - 2nd place
2006 - 3rd place
2010 - 3rd place
2014 - Champion
2018 - Group stage
2022 - Group stage
2026 - Round of 32