Netherlands vs Germany LIVE: Team news as Jurgen Klopp’s first game pits him against Xavi in Nations League

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·24 September 2026

Netherlands vs Germany LIVE: Team news as Jurgen Klopp’s first game pits him against Xavi in Nations League

Jurgen Klopp is back in the dugout for his first game as Germany manager as he begins his latest rebuild job against storied rivals the Netherlands.

Klopp has not managed since leaving Liverpool after a glittering nine-year spell in 2024 but returns to the coaching scene to try and put Germany back on their perch off the back of their disastrous last-32 World Cup exit to Paraguay in the summer.

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The 59-year-old named a 44-man squad for his first international break as he tried to get to grips with what he has to work with.

The Netherlands, meanwhile, are similarly entering a new era under a new boss, with Barcelona legend Xavi taking the reins from Ronald Koeman, who stepped down after the World Cup.

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