EURO 2024
Germany's Euro squad confirmed
Many places in Germany's UEFA Euro 2024 squad had already been confirmed, but Julian Nagelsmann has now announced his full preliminary 27-man squad for this summer's tournament on home soil.
UEFA confirmed early in May that squad sizes for this year’s continental competition have been extended from 23 to 26 players, of which three must be goalkeepers.
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The majority of players in Nagelsmann’s team had already been announced, with the German FA (DFB) using celebrities, influencers and fans to reveal 18 names ahead of Thursday’s official announcement in Berlin. The coach then revealed nine more names for a preliminary squad of 27, meaning one name will be cut at a later date.
On 23 May, he also announced that Mainz's Brajan Gruda (19) and Borussia Mönchengladbach's Rocco Reitz (21) would take part in senior training between 26 and 31 May, while some of his core players are still on club duty in the DFB Cup and UEFA Champions League finals.
On 8 June, Nagelsmann confirmed that goalkeeper Alexander Nübel would be the player cut from the squad to make it a final 26.
On 12 June, Aleksandar Pavlović had to withdraw due to illness and was replaced by Borussia Dortmund captain Emre Can.
Germany’s squad for Euro 2024:
Goalkeepers: Oliver Baumann (TSG Hoffenheim), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona)
Defenders: Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart), Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt), Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart), David Raum (RB Leipzig), Toni Rüdiger (Real Madrid), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen)
Midfielders: Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart), Pascal Groß (Brighton), İlkay Gündoğan (Barcelona), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Leroy Sané (Bayern Munich), Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Forwards: Maximilian Beier (Hoffenheim) Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund), Kai Havertz (Arsenal), Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich), Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart)
Recap the squad announcement below:
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Watch: The best of Germany's Bundesliga call-ups
Watch the best of Germany's 21 Bundesliga-based players named in Julian Nagelsmann's 27-man squad for Euro 2024.
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Had to be Müller
Bayern Munich and Germany legend Thomas Müller completes the 27. He has been a key player ever since making his debut in 2010 against Argentina, and his 128 appearances puts him fourth on the country's all-time list. He should move into the top three at the tournament itself, and Nagelsmann will be hoping he can contribute as we all know he can along the way.
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Musiala magic at the Euros
Bayern's mercurial playmaker will feature at his third international tournament at the age of just 21, having made his senior debut in the build-up to the delayed Euro 2020 in 2021. Musiala has 27 caps and provided assists in both friendlies in March, playing alongside Florian Wirtz as a pair of No.10s behind the striker.
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Beier to make bow?
Baumann is joined in the squad by Kraichgauer teammate Maximilian Beier, who has enjoyed a fantastic campaign. Only four players have scored more than his 15 Bundesliga goals this term, and at 21 years of age, he is clearly one for the future. He is yet to make his Germany debut, but was called up for the March international friendlies against France and the Netherlands.
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Nübel's first call-up
Bayern-owned Stuttgart goalkeeper is one player in the squad who's never before received a senior call-up. The 27-year-old has 17 caps at U21 level and has impressed this season for high-flying VfB, keeping 10 clean sheets and conceding only 36 goals in 29 Bundesliga games this season.
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Nine remaining names
We're shown a video showing all 27 names for the preliminary squad, with a special reveal for all as we've seen this week. It included the remaining nine names, which are Alexander Nübel, Waldemar Anton, Benjamin Henrichs, Marc-André ter Stegen, Toni Kroos, Oliver Baumann, Maximilian Beier, Thomas Müller and Jamal Musiala. A list of 27 means one will be cut to make it a final 26.
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Here's Nagelsmann
Germany's coach has taken his seat at the press conference in Berlin, first discussing his recent decision to sign a contract extension to 2026.
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Wirtz on stage
The last of the 18 names confirmed prior to the official announcement on Thursday afternoon was Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz. The 21-year-old with 11 goals and 11 assists in the Bundesliga this season delivered a video message at rapper Nina Chuba's gig in Hamburg on Wednesday night. The attacking midfielder has 16 caps and scored his first senior goal in March's friendly win over France.
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Deniz in tattoo form
Stuttgart striker Deniz Undav was later revealed in the form of a tattoo as the 18-goal Brighton loanee looks to add to his one senior cap to date just before he turns 28 this summer.
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Kroos brothers name Andrich
Brothers Toni and Felix Kroos could well have announced that the Real Madrid midfielder was going to be in the squad, but instead the pair used their podcast 'Einfach mal luppen' to confirm that Felix's former Union Berlin teammate Robert Andrich had made the cut. The 29-year-old midfielder has helped Leverkusen to the title this season and has featured in Germany's last three friendlies to earn his first international caps.
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Major Maxi
Maximilian Mittelstädt was the ninth confirmation, as revealed by Peter Schilling, whose song 'Major Tom' is now the tune played when Germany score a goal and was first heard when Stuttgart's left-back struck in the 2-1 win over the Netherlands in March. That game was the second of two senior caps for the 27-year-old.
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www.koch
Eintracht Frankfurt central defender Robin Koch was then revealed by YouTubers Dennis and Benni Wolter from World Wide Wohnzimmer. The 27-year-old earned the first of his eight caps back in October 2019 and was part of the squad that competed at Euro 2020. He was called up for March's friendlies but hasn't actually appeared for Germany since June 2021.
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"Our No.1"
Pavlović club teammate Manuel Neuer was the next name revealed by German influencer Chiara, a roofer who carved the number one out of a roof slate. The 38-year-old has 117 caps and is set for his eighth tournament at senior level. He is expected to be first choice for Nagelsmann.
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Pavlović on the news
The third player into the squad was Bayern Munich midfielder Aleksandar Pavlović after an announcement on Monday evening via TV channel RTL. The 20-year-old is yet to be capped at senior level but was called up for March's friendlies, only to withdraw due to tonsilitis.
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Schlotterbeck the first name
The public first became aware of the DFB's approach to this squad announcement on Sunday evening when it was leaked to the media that Borussia Dortmund's Nico Schlotterbeck had been called up, with the FA confirming it via their Instagram. The 24-year-old has 11 caps since his senior debut in 2022.
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Who will represent Germany this summer?
Up to 26 players will be given the chance to represent host nation Germany at this summer's Euro 2024 tournament. The full squad will be officially unveiled in Berlin at 1pm CEST on Thursday by head coach Julian Nagelsmann, but the German FA (DFB) have been providing some build-up before then by announcing individual names throughout the week via various means, such as TV news bulletins, radio shows, podcasts, influencers and even local bakery shops. Find out who's got the nod as each name is revealed...