Five Dortmund stars in Germany squad: Nagelsmann puts his faith in BVB | OneFootball

Five BVB players are included in the new DFB squad by head coach Julian Nagelsmann. The national team will face Luxembourg and Northern Ireland in the World Cup qualifiers.

For the upcoming international break, head coach Julian Nagelsmann has announced his squad for the World Cup qualifiers. Germany will play Luxembourg in Sinsheim on October 10 and three days later face Northern Ireland in Belfast. After a disappointing 0:2 loss to Slovakia at the beginning of September, the DFB team is in urgent need of a win.

Nagelsmann is relying on a mix of experienced players, returnees from injury, and a debutant. With Nathaniel Brown from Eintracht Frankfurt, a new face could make his first appearance. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) and Jonathan Burkardt (Eintracht Frankfurt) return after recovering from injuries, as do Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), Aleksandar Pavlovic (FC Bayern), and Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig).

Particular focus is on Schlotterbeck, whose return Nagelsmann had already announced in advance: “He is definitely included, and he has earned it. He is doing well, has no issues. He provides outstanding build-up play and has a great will to win. Now we finally have a left-footer at the back again, which does us good. In his last international match against Italy, he was the best man on the pitch and he’s welcome to be that again. We are very happy to have him back.”

DFB squad: Nagelsmann nominates Schlotterbeck & four more BVB stars

In addition to Schlotterbeck, four more Borussia Dortmund players have been nominated: Waldemar Anton, Felix Nmecha, Karim Adeyemi, and Maximilian Beier. This means BVB and FC Bayern provide the largest block of players in the team. VfB Stuttgart and Eintracht Frankfurt each have three players represented.

Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart), Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund), and Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) are missing due to injury. Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) and Nnamdi Collins (Eintracht Frankfurt) did not make the cut this time, while Noah Atubolu (SC Freiburg) is still waiting for his first nomination.

With an eye on the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Mexico, and Canada, the pressure is high: only the group winner qualifies directly, while the runner-up must fight for a ticket through the play-offs. Julian Nagelsmann hopes his team will collect the necessary points against Luxembourg and Northern Ireland to get back on track in the qualifiers.

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