Germany World Cup squad: Full list, predicted lineup, depth chart, latest news

Four-time satellite champions Germany volition beryllium looking to extremity their 12-year hold for a joint-record 5th rubric erstwhile they vie astatine the 2026 World Cup held successful the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Despite losing their opening lucifer successful UEFA qualifying, Die Mannschaft won their remaining 5 fixtures to decorativeness apical of their radical containing Slovakia, Northern Ireland and Luxembourg.

Managed by 38-year-old Julian Nagelsmann, Germany person been placed successful Group E astatine this summer’s tourney on with Caribbean debutants Curacao, African giants Ivory Coast and South American outfit Ecuador.

Germany volition statesman their run against Curacao successful Houston connected June 14, earlier facing Ivory Coast successful Toronto connected June 20, and past concluding the radical signifier against Ecuador successful New Jersey connected June 25.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look astatine Germany’s squad for the 2026 World Cup.

GERMANY'S WORLD CUP 2026 FULL SQUAD LIST

Julian Nagelsmann volition officially sanction his last squad (made up of betwixt 23 and 26 players) astatine 11:00 (GMT) connected May 12.

GERMANY'S WORLD CUP 2026 SQUAD NUMBERS

Germany’s World Cup squad numbers volition beryllium confirmed astatine a aboriginal date.

GERMANY'S WORLD CUP 2026 PREDICTED XI

For respective years, Marc-Andre ter Stegen was viewed arsenic the earthy heir to Germany icon Manuel Neuer. However, the Barcelona goalkeeper has struggled with injuries and is improbable to beryllium acceptable for this summer’s tournament, opening the doorway for 35-year-old Oliver Baumann to assertion the No.1 jersey.

Captain Joshua Kimmich has played successful midfield astatine nine level with Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, but helium is simply a regular astatine right-back nether Nagelsmann, portion Leipzig’s David Raum is the astir apt campaigner to statesman arsenic Germany’s first-choice left-back.

Real Madrid’s Antonio Rudiger has suffered with fittingness issues passim this season, truthful Jonathan Tah and in-demand Nico Schlotterbeck are expected to signifier a centre-back concern successful a four-man defence.

Although Leon Goretzka has struggled for regular crippled clip astatine Bayern this term, Nagelsmann has said that the 31-year-old volition person an important relation to play successful his squad this summer, truthful helium should nexus arms with highly-rated Aleksandar Pavlovic successful centre-midfield.

Florian Wirtz whitethorn beryllium forced to run connected the near flank if Jamal Musiala is fixed the state to strut his worldly arsenic Germany’s No.10, portion 18-year-old starlet Lennart Karl – with conscionable 2 planetary caps – could rival Galatasaray’s Leroy Sane for the right-wing position.

As agelong arsenic helium remains injury-free, Arsenal’s Kai Havertz volition presumably pb the enactment for Germany, but Nick Woltemade and Deniz Undav correspond alternate centre-forward options.

Germany predicted XI: Baumann; Kimmich, Tah, Schlotterbeck, Raum; Pavlovic, Goretzka; Sane, Musiala, Wirtz; Havertz

GERMANY'S WORLD CUP 2026 SQUAD LATEST NEWS

After being eliminated successful embarrassing manner successful the radical signifier of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, Germany are bidding to bounce backmost and go conscionable the 2nd federation aft Brazil to triumph 5 World Cup trophies this summer, arsenic good arsenic assistance their archetypal satellite rubric since 2014.

Positive negotiations are believed to beryllium ongoing betwixt the German Football Association and the German nationalist squad players regarding bonuses for participating astatine this summer’s tourney – their 21st World Cup appearance.

Despite being ranked 10th successful the satellite by FIFA, Nagelsmann’s squad volition beryllium regarded arsenic 1 of the favourites to advancement to the second stages of the tournament, though helium volition person to header without astatine slightest 1 prima sanction successful the signifier of Serge Gnabry (torn adductor), who played much games for Germany crossed qualifying and March's friendlies (eight).

His lack opens the doorway for Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz to supply the originative spark for Die Mannschaft, portion it besides strengthens Lennart Karl's hopes of making the last squad.

Meanwhile, Joshua Kimmich volition skipper Germany astatine the World Cup. The versatile Bayern star, who has 108 caps to his name, is acceptable to vie astatine his 3rd World Cup and sixth large planetary tourney successful total.