Bundesliga wonderkid debuts as Germany chase World Cup spot | OneFootball

Next week, the DFB team is playing for nothing less than successful qualification for the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Mexico, and Canada. To this end, head coach Julian Nagelsmann has just announced his squad for the two remaining World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg (14.11) and Slovakia (17.11).

There is a big surprise in the squad. Cologne’s shooting star Said El Mala is included in the senior national team squad for the first time. The question of whether Leroy Sané, who was recently left out, would make it back into the DFB squad has also been answered. The winger from Galatasaray is back in the DFB team’s squad for the first time since his move to Turkey.

Additionally, Nagelsmann has decided not to nominate the two Bayern youngsters Lennart Karl and Tom Bischof.

As was the case recently, Nagelsmann will also have to do without some big names for the conclusion of the World Cup qualifying group stage. Among others, Marc-André ter Stegen, Antonio Rüdiger, Jamal Musiala, and Kai Havertz are unavailable. The two strikers Niclas Füllkrug and Tim Kleindienst were also not considered due to injury.

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