Announcement of Germany's World Cup Squad

The coach of the German national team, Julian Nagelsmann, officially announced today the final squad of 26 players to compete in the 2026 World Cup finals.

The squad witnessed a shocking surprise with the return of the veteran goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (40 years old) from his international retirement to participate in the World Cup, in addition to calling up the young talent Lennart Karl.

Germany will compete in the 2026 World Cup finals in Group E, which includes alongside it the teams of Ivory Coast, Ecuador, and Curaçao.

Official squad for Germany - World Cup 2026:

Goalkeepers:

Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)

Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim)

Alexander Nübel (Stuttgart)

Defenders:

Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid)

Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)

Jonathan Tah (Bayern Munich)

Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund)

Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund)

David Raum (RB Leipzig)

Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United)

Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Midfielders:

Florian Wirtz (Liverpool)

Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)

Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich)

Alexander Pavlovic (Bayern Munich)

Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund)

Angelo Stiller (Stuttgart)

Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund)

Nadiem Amiri (Mainz)

Forwards:

Kai Havertz (Arsenal)

Leroy Sané (Galatasaray)

Deniz Undav (Stuttgart)

Jamie Leweling (Stuttgart)

Maximilian Bayer (Borussia Dortmund)

Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United)

Lennart Karl (Bayern Munich)