Germany
Coach
Julian Nagelsmann
World Cup Appearances
20
Best Finish
Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
Complete Team Guide
Germany's World Cup 2026 squad has three defining stories. Manuel Neuer, 40 years old, comes out of international retirement after a nine-save performance against Real Madrid and is confirmed as number one. Niclas Füllkrug, the cult hero of Euro 2024 who bailed Germany out repeatedly from the bench, is left out after a difficult loan spell at AC Milan. And Florian Wirtz, Germany's record-breaking Liverpool signing, arrives at his first World Cup as the starting creative engine alongside Musiala. Two consecutive group-stage exits. One chance to fix it all.
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Road to 2026
Germany qualified for World Cup 2026 by topping their UEFA section, and FIFA's official tracker says the clinching moment came with a 6-0 win over Slovakia on 17 November 2025. That mattered because it confirmed a return to the finals after back-to-back group-stage exits had damaged the country's aura. Julian Nagelsmann's job now is to turn a talented squad into a convincing tournament side rather than just a promising one.
Key Players
Jamal Musiala
Attacking Midfielder
Bayern Munich
Musiala is the most natural line-breaker in the side and one of the few players who can make Germany look genuinely uncontainable between the lines.
Florian Wirtz
Attacking Midfielder
Liverpool
Liverpool's official coverage confirmed Wirtz's move in June 2025, and his vision gives Germany another elite creator capable of deciding low-margin games.
Joshua Kimmich
Midfielder
Bayern Munich
Kimmich still shapes Germany's tempo and emotional edge, especially in matches where control matters more than chaos.
Antonio Rüdiger
Defender
Real Madrid
Rudiger's personality and recovery defending remain central to whether Germany can cope with high-level knockout transitions.
Kai Havertz
Forward
Arsenal
Havertz gives Germany tactical flexibility across the front line and can connect attacks in ways that pure penalty-box strikers often cannot.
Goalkeepers
Oliver Baumann
Hoffenheim
Manuel Neuer
Bayern Munich
Alexander Nübel
Stuttgart
Defenders
Waldemar Anton
Borussia Dortmund
Nathaniel Brown
Eintracht Frankfurt
David Raum
RB Leipzig
Antonio Rüdiger
Real Madrid
Nico Schlotterbeck
Borussia Dortmund
Jonathan Tah
Bayern Munich
Malick Thiaw
Newcastle
Midfielders
Pascal Gross
Brighton
Joshua Kimmich
Bayern Munich
Felix Nmecha
Borussia Dortmund
Aleksandar Pavlovic
Bayern Munich
Angelo Stiller
Stuttgart
Leon Goretzka
Bayern Munich
Florian Wirtz
Liverpool
Jamie Leweling
Stuttgart
Attackers
Maximilian Beier
Borussia Dortmund
Kai Havertz
Arsenal
Lennart Karl
Bayern Munich
Jamal Musiala
Bayern Munich
Leroy Sané
Galatasaray
Deniz Undav
Stuttgart
Nick Woltemade
Newcastle
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