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Group E · · FIFA #10 · 15/1

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Germany

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Nagelsmann's Bayern-heavy Germany, with 40-year-old Neuer unretired and Musiala back from a broken leg, seek redemption after two straight group-stage exits.

Coach Julian Nagelsmann (German) · since September 2023

Matches

GermanyGermany flag2–0Curaçao flagCuraçao
Group E · Houston · 12:00 CDT91 · 7 · 2
GermanyGermany flag2–0Ivory Coast flagIvory Coast
Group E · Toronto · 16:00 EDT63 · 22 · 15
EcuadorEcuador flag0–1Germany flagGermany
Group E · East Rutherford · 16:00 EDT24 · 26 · 50
GermanyGermany flag1–0Scotland flagScotland
Round of 32 · Foxborough · 16:30 EDT58 · 24 · 18
GermanyGermany flag0–1France flagFrance
Round of 16 · Philadelphia · 17:00 EDT23 · 26 · 51

Key players

  • Joshua KimmichCM · Bayern Munich

    Captain and leader of a seven-man Bayern bloc

  • Florian WirtzAM · Liverpool

    Chief creator and Germany's biggest attacking hope

  • Jamal MusialaAM · Bayern Munich

    Recovered from the broken leg suffered at the 2025 Club World Cup, building rhythm

  • Manuel NeuerGK · Bayern Munich

    Out of international retirement at 40 as first choice; calf issue kept him out of warm-ups but fit for opener

  • Kai HavertzST · Arsenal

    Likely focal point of the attack

  • Antonio RüdigerCB · Real Madrid

    Defensive leader and tone-setter

  • Leroy SanéRW · Galatasaray

    Asked to provide right-side width with Gnabry injured

  • Nick WoltemadeST · Newcastle United

    Breakout target man giving Nagelsmann a plan B

  • Nico SchlotterbeckCB · Borussia Dortmund

    Key left-sided centre-back

Injuries / doubts

  • Marc-André ter Stegen (torn thigh muscle) - out; was set to be first-choice keeper
  • Serge Gnabry (torn adductor, mid-April) - out of the World Cup
  • Lennart Karl (torn thigh muscle in training, five days before tournament) - out, replaced by Assan Ouédraogo
  • Manuel Neuer (calf) - missed Finland and USA friendlies but expected fit to face Curaçao June 14

Recent form

2026-06-06United States (a)1-2 LFriendly
2026-05-31Finland4-0 WFriendly
2026-03-30Ghana2-1 WFriendly
2026-03-27Switzerland3-4 LFriendly
2025-11-17Slovakia6-0 WWC Qualifier
2025-11-14Luxembourg (a)2-0 WWC Qualifier

News

2026-06-09

Lennart Karl out of World Cup (thigh muscle tear in training); replaced by Assan Ouedraogo

2026-06-09

Ouédraogo drafted in as Karl's tournament ends

Bayern teenager Lennart Karl tears a muscle days before the opener; RB Leipzig's Assan Ouédraogo replaces him

2026-06-06

Germany lose 2-1 to hosts USA in final warm-up

Defeat in the last friendly raises questions despite a 4-0 win over Finland a week earlier

2026-05-21

Gnabry the highest-profile absentee as squad named

Torn adductor ends his tournament; Adeyemi, Füllkrug and Andrich also miss out

2026-05-21

Neuer, 40, comes out of international retirement for World Cup

Nagelsmann turns to the 2014 winner as first choice after ter Stegen's thigh injury

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