World Cup dream in doubt: Maxi Beier left out of Germany squad | OneFootball

Just earlier this week, Maximilian Beier openly spoke about his big dream of traveling with the German national team to the World Cup 2026 in the USA, Mexico, and Canada this summer. A few days later, this dream of the Borussia Dortmund striker hasn't been shattered, but it certainly hasn't become more likely either.

Officially, national coach Julian Nagelsmann will announce his squad for the upcoming test matches against Switzerland and Ghana on Thursday at 2 PM, but some decisions have already leaked out. According to Sky reporter Florian Plettenberg, this includes that Beier will not be in the DFB squad.

Surely a disappointment for the 23-year-old, who is having a good season with nine goals and seven assists in 36 appearances across all competitions and has recently risen to become a regular and key player at BVB. However, with strong performances in the Bundesliga's final stretch, Beier still has the opportunity to promote himself, potentially earning a spot when Nagelsmann is expected to announce his World Cup squad around the last Bundesliga matchday in mid-May.

El Mala also not included

While media reports suggest that talents Jonas Urbig and Lennart Karl from FC Bayern Munich will be called up to the senior national team for the first time, and despite his currently limited playing time at Newcastle United, Nick Woltemade enjoys the national coach's trust, other professionals besides Beier have to cope with disappointment.

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The absence of Jamal Musiala is due to an agreement with Nagelsmann following his long injury break, but Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) and Said El Mala (1. FC Köln) must interpret their leaked exclusion as a clear sign that participating in the World Cup will be difficult.

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