After two successive group-stage exits, the four-time winners will now be looking to a new generation of players to take them forward.
The champions' curse was only meant to last for one World Cup! Germany thought they were done with embarrassment on the global stage after their groups-stage exit in 2018, but the football gods had other plans for Hansi Flick's team in Qatar.
Germany's loss to Japan in their opening game ultimately cost them this time around, and the 2014 winners have now backed that up by falling at the first hurdle in each of the next two tournaments.
Factor in their last-16 exit at Euro 2020, and it has not been a stellar run for German football, meaning there is immense pressure on Flick to restore one of the sport's most decorated international teams to their former glories, and quickly.
Germany, of course, are the hosts of the next European Championship in 2024, and so the clock is already ticking on making sure they are able to challenge for more silverware on home soil.
But what about the next World Cup? The likes of Manuel Neuer and Thomas Muller have surely graced the tournament for the final time, so how will the team look when the United States, Canada and Mexico host in three-and-a-half years' time?
GOAL has had a go at figuring it all out…
Getty ImagesGK: Marc-Andre ter Stegen
He might seem like he is ageless at times, but there is next-to no chance that Manuel Neuer plays at a World Cup aged 40, and that should open the door for Ter Stegen to finally take over as Germany's No.1.
The Barcelona goalkeeper has already been to three major tournaments as Neuer's primary back-up, but 2026 should allow him the chance to finally start on the global stage.
AdvertisementGetty ImagesRB: Ridle Baku
Germany's lack of a quality right-back was clear in Qatar, with Hansi Flick generally using some of his more versatile centre-backs to fill the void.
The need for a player like Baku, who has impressed for Wolfsburg over the past two-and-a-half seasons, to develop into a viable option is therefore clear.
At 24, Baku already has four international caps to his name and has been linked with Bayern Munich in the past. The hope is that he can now kick on and become a regular for the national side.
Getty ImagesCB: Antonio Rudiger
Rudiger has been playing for Germany since 2014, but he doesn't turn 30 until March and, therefore, has plenty of years left at the top of the game.
Come 2026, the Real Madrid centre-back will likely be the leader of the team's defensive unit at what will be his third World Cup.
Getty ImagesCB: Nico Schlotterbeck
One of the rising stars of German football, Schlotterbeck had a mixed first World Cup but, at 22, he has time on his side to learn the lessons he needs to become an elite defender.
The Borussia Dortmund star is the favourite to start alongside Rudiger in three-and-a-half years' time, though he is not the only contender for the position.
His club-mate Niklas Sule will be 31 in 2026, so should still find himself in contention, while Southampton youngster Armel Bella-Kotchap was also in the squad in Qatar and looks to have a promising future.
Keep an eye out, too, for Bayern Munich teenager Tarek Buchmann. He's only 17, but is very highly-rated and shows great maturity for a player so young.