Germany captain Philipp Lahm believes the national team can continue their recent dominance over the next few years.
Die Mannschaft broke their World Cup drought on Sunday by beating Argentina 1-0 in the final in Rio de Janeiro after finishing second, third and third at the previous three tournaments.
Lahm acknowledges that Germany's consistency has been right up there in recent years but is expecting further success to come their way over the next little while.
"The German national set-up over the past eight years have been a great team," he told Bild. "We were always one of the title favourites and always at least reached the last four.
"No other nation has done this. I see no reason why this should it change in the future. Whether it will end up getting enough in the next major tournament, though, also depends on the unpredictable luck factor.
"It helps even if you have experienced losses, but above all it is the triumphs that sharpen your chances at a big tournament like the World Cup.
"You need players who have already experienced everything and participated on the pitch, such as we have in the team."
