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Shortly before the official naming of the World Cup team, speculation is rife about the acceptances and refusals of national coach Julian Nagelsmann. According to information from « Sky », Deniz Undav (29), Jamie Leweling (25) and Angelo Stiller (25) from Stuttgart are part of the DFB squad that Nagelsmann will announce on Thursday for the tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico (June 11 to July 19). “Sport Bild” also reports the appointment of Felix Nmecha (25) from Dortmund, who only returned to the field in the season finale after tearing an external knee ligament.
Update: According to consistent information from “Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger” and “Bild”, Nagelsmann will also call on the services of Cologne’s shooting star, Saïd El Mala. The 19-year-old, who has scored 13 times this season, was first called up in November but was not used in World Cup qualifying and is therefore set to make his debut. According to Sky, Frankfurt left-back Nathaniel Brown (22) also received confirmation from Nagelsmann, as did Bayern talent Lennart Karl (18). However, according to the pay TV channel and “Bild”, center forward Niclas Füllkrug (33), currently on loan from West Ham to Milan, will not be named. According to Sport1, Yann Bisseck (25) of double winner Inter Milan will also be absent from the team.
VfB professionals Chris Führich (28), Josha Vagnoman (25) and Maximilian Mittelstädt (29) will apparently also not be considered for the World Cup. The same goes for Robert Andrich (31) from Bayer Leverkusen, as “RTL” reports. The 31-year-old was no longer part of the DFB squad for the final international matches.
While waiting for the composition to be announced, Nagelsmann would like to personally inform all candidates on the provisional list of 55 people. A conversation with Oliver Baumann (35) from Hoffenheim, during which the goalkeeper was informed about the return of Manuel Neuer (40) from Bayern and his role as number two, is said to have already taken place.
The DFB squad for the World Cup with four goalkeepers?
As with the 2024 European Championships, Nagelsmann is reportedly considering traveling to the World Cup with four goalkeepers for training purposes, according to the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”. The other names would probably be Jonas Urbig (22), Neuer's teammate, and Alexander Nübel (29) from Stuttgart. Two years ago, the latter was finally excluded from the final group. Goalkeepers can be named at any time if they are injured during the tournament. Unlike his VfB colleagues, Nübel has not yet received a call from Nagelsmann.