When will Flick announce his DFB squad for the 2022 World Cup?

Created: 2022-11-09 2:12 p.m

On November 10th, Hansi Flick will announce his DFB squad for the World Cup.

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The FIFA World Cup will take place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022.

26 German players will travel to the emirate.

Frankfurt/Main – The German Football Association (DFB), based in Frankfurt am Main, is represented by the local national football team.

It includes the best football professionals in the country.

Prerequisites for admission to the illustrious circle are German citizenship and a nomination by the head coach of the national team.

This position has been held by Hansi Flick since August 1, 2021.

In order to put together the best possible squad, Flick is out and about in Bundesliga stadiums all year round.

The player observation is not only his responsibility, but also that of his assistant coaches.

When will the DFB squad for the 2022 World Cup be announced?

The DFB squad for the 2022 World Cup was announced on March 18.

However, this is not the final, but only a preliminary squad.

Suspensions, injuries and a drop in performance can result in shifts within the squad at any time.

The final squad will only be announced on November 10th, two weeks before the start of the tournament.

However, the core of the national soccer team is a fixed entity.

There are no modifications here, since the core forces are always the same.

They mark the backbone of the team and are seeded.

The DFB squad for the 2022 World Cup: forecasts

The submission of forecasts and assumptions regarding the DFB squad for the 2022 World Cup can be wrong.

Nevertheless, it is already apparent that certain players will be included in the squad with almost a hundred percent probability.

These include goalkeepers Manuel Neuer and Marc-André ter Stegen.

If you look at the outfield players, it is almost certain that Antonio Rüdiger, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ilkay Gündogan and Kai Havertz will get a plane ticket to Qatar.

Most of the DFB kickers are provided by the reigning German champions, FC Bayern Munich, who will probably release the following players in addition to Neuer:

• Leon Goretzka

• Joshua Kimmich

• Serge Gnabry

• Leroy Sane

• Jamal Musiala

• Thomas Müller

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Mats Hummels, Niklas Süle and Thilo Kehrer also have real chances of being nominated.

Timo Werner's World Cup dream, on the other hand, has already burst.

The RB Leipzig striker tore the syndesmosis ligament in his left ankle in the last preliminary round match in the Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk and is likely to be out until the end of the year.

The DFB squad for the 2022 World Cup: decision-makers

The DFB squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is essentially determined by three decision-makers.

First of all, this is the head coach of the national team.

He has the last word in matters of (non-) nomination.

Accordingly, Flick is responsible.

He invites players in and out and is ultimately responsible for the results of the DFB team.

Flick is advised and supported by his assistant coaches Marcus Sorg and Danny Röhl.

Sorg has been the DFB's assistant coach for many years.

Danny Röhl met Flick during his time as coach of FC Bayern Munich.

The DFB squad for the 2022 World Cup: criteria

The top criterion for an appointment to the DFB squad for the 2022 World Cup is the performance in the club.

Only those who get top performance from their employer over a longer period of time have a chance of being called up for the national selection.

However, it is an advantage to play in a position where the national team is "understaffed".

This can make a nomination easier.

For a long time this applied to the position of left-back, which is now well covered.

The problem is now more on the right side of defence, where the trained offensive player Jonas Hofmann recently had to do defensive work.

Since the experiment was successful, Hofmann's permanent "transfer" is to be expected.