🚨 What a World Cup debut! German star shows why Bayern want him

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·14. Juni 2026

🚨 What a World Cup debut! German star shows why Bayern want him

Given all the transfer buzz surrounding him, it would have been entirely understandable if Nathaniel Brown had shown signs of nerves in his World Cup debut.

🚨🇺🇸 Nathaniel Brown is showing exactly why FC Bayern are prepared to invest €55m in him. Goal and assist on his World Cup debut at left-back. Bayern believe he is ready to become a starter immediately. An excellent performance against Curaçao, including defensively whenever
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Instead, the 22-year-old impressively showed why Bayern are so keen on signing him. Against Curaçao, Brown not only delivered very solid defensive cover, but also provided an assist from a corner and scored with a first-time finish.

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Shortly afterwards, his night was over, and the hug with Julian Nagelsmann somehow felt symbolic. Like Nagelsmann, many Germany fans would probably have liked to thank this youngster for an outstanding performance in the DFB shirt.

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