By Rune Gjerulff@runegjerulff

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

The German Football Association have confirmed World Cup places for seven players ahead of the full squad announcement on Thursday afternoon.
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Ahead of Germany’s World Cup 2026 squad announcement on Thursday afternoon, the German Football Association (DFB) have confirmed places for seven 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) and Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt).

The full squad will be officially announced at 13:00 CEST, but most of it has already been leaked in the media.

Full CONFIRMED Germany World Cup squad (so far):

Goalkeepers:

Defenders: Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern), Nico Schlotterbeck (Dortmund), Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Midfielders: Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern), Jamie Leweling (Stuttgart)

Strikers: Kai Havertz (Arsenal), Deniz Undav (Stuttgart)

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