Germany’s World Cup Squad Is Here | Nagelsmann’s Big Calls Explained

About this episode

The episode discusses Germany's World Cup squad selections and the implications for their performance in the upcoming tournament.

Germany’s World Cup squad is here 🇩🇪Julian Nagelsmann has made his calls for the 2026 World Cup. We react to the biggest decisions, the surprises, the omissions, and what this squad says about Germany’s chances in North America. Who made it. Who missed out. And what comes next for Die Mannschaft. Markus Fjørtoft welcomes Keven Bader on the show for the second time. Keven is blogger and podcaster for Fotbollskanalen and TV4 in Sweden. You can follow him @Keven_Bader, where he covers German football extensively.

People in this episode

Host: Markus Fjørtoft

Guest: Keven Bader

Topics covered

• World Cup squad
• Germany football
• Nagelsmann's decisions
• team analysis
• soccer predictions

Keywords

• Germany
• World Cup
• Nagelsmann
• football
• soccer
• team selection
• Die Mannschaft

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fotbollskanalen, TV4

Places: Germany

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