Julian Nagelsmann confirmed Germany’s final 26-man squad on May 21, 2026. Manuel Neuer is back — the coaching staff confirmed him as first choice. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) and Jamal Musiala are the faces of the new German generation. Germany are in Group E with Curaçao, Ivory Coast and Ecuador.
Full squad (26 players)
| Pos | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich |
| GK | Oliver Baumann | Hoffenheim |
| GK | Alexander Nübel | Stuttgart |
| DEF | Joshua Kimmich (capt.) | Bayern Munich |
| DEF | Antonio Rüdiger | Real Madrid |
| DEF | Jonathan Tah | Bayern Munich |
| DEF | Nico Schlotterbeck | Borussia Dortmund |
| DEF | Waldemar Anton | Borussia Dortmund |
| DEF | David Raum | RB Leipzig |
| DEF | Nathaniel Brown | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| DEF | Malick Thiaw | Newcastle |
| MID | Florian Wirtz | Liverpool |
| MID | Jamal Musiala | Bayern Munich |
| MID | Leon Goretzka | Bayern Munich |
| MID | Pascal Groß | Brighton |
| MID | Felix Nmecha | Borussia Dortmund |
| MID | Aleksandar Pavlovic | Bayern Munich |
| MID | Angelo Stiller | Stuttgart |
| MID | Jamie Leweling | Stuttgart |
| MID | Nadiem Amiri | Mainz |
| FWD | Kai Havertz | Arsenal |
| FWD | Maximilian Beier | Borussia Dortmund |
| FWD | Leroy Sané | Galatasaray |
| FWD | Deniz Undav | Stuttgart |
| FWD | Lennart Karl | Bayern Munich |
| FWD | Nick Woltemade | Newcastle |
Key facts
Coach: Julian Nagelsmann. Captain: Joshua Kimmich.
Neuer’s return: The 39-year-old confirmed as first choice goalkeeper by the coaching staff.
New generation: Wirtz (Liverpool) and Musiala (Bayern) are the key partnership. Lennart Karl at 18 is the squad’s youngest member. Group E (Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador) — one of the most favourable draws.
Notable omissions: Serge Gnabry, Thilo Kehrer.
Odds to win the tournament
Germany are priced around 11.00–12.00 following their Euro 2024 semi-final run on home soil. The group allows squad rotation. The real question is knockout stage performance: Kimmich, Rüdiger and a solid defence against the young Wirtz-Musiala attack. Germany have not reached a World Cup final since 2014.
