LIVE: German Football Association confirm World Cup spots for 12 players

Ahead of Germany’s World Cup 2026 squad announcement on Thursday afternoon, the German Football Association (DFB) have confirmed places for 12 players.

In a series of videos, the following players have so far been officially revealed as part of Julian Nagelsmann’s squad:

Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern), Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Kai Havertz (Arsenal), Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern), Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart), Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt), Aleksandar Pavlovic (FC Bayern) and David Raum (RB Leipzig), Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), Maximilian Beier (Dortmund) and Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern).

Update (13:10 CEST): The full squad has now been announced and is listed below.

Full CONFIRMED Germany World Cup squad:

Goalkeepers: Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim), Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern), Alexander Nübel (Stuttgart, on loan from FC Bayern)

Defenders: Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern), Nico Schlotterbeck (Dortmund), Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt), David Raum (RB Leipzig), Waldemar Anton (Dortmund), Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), Jonathan Tah (FC Bayern), Malick Thiaw (Newcastle)

Midfielders: Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern), Jamie Leweling (Stuttgart), Aleksandar Pavlovic (FC Bayern), Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern), Pascal Groß (Brighton), Lennart Karl (FC Bayern), Felix Nmecha (Dortmund), Leroy Sané (Galatasaray), Angelo Stiller (Stuttgart), Florian Wirtz (Liverpool)

Strikers: Kai Havertz (Arsenal), Deniz Undav (Stuttgart), Maximilian Beier (Dortmund), Nick Woltemade (Newcastle)