Four-time winners of the World Cup, Germany is one of the top teams present in Qatar.
However, after winning the 2014 edition in Brazil, the Mannschaft tripped over the carpet in Russia, being eliminated in the first round.
But as always, she remains an outsider to the final victory, even if her latest results are mixed.
The story
After World War II, green was adopted for one of Germany's jerseys for its complete neutrality.
Germany team form
The Germans are in a period of reconstruction after their bitter failure of the 2018 World Cup. Very few people would have imagined the defending champion out of the chickens.
And yet… From now on, the new coach, Hans-Dieter Flick, relies on a new generation (Havertz, Sané, Musiala…) framed by solid elders (Neuer, Müller, Ginter).
But the Mannschaft have won only one of their last seven games and have shown wanderings, especially in a spectacular Nations League match against England, letting the Three Lions come back (3-3) in a match which seemed to be over at half-time.
The Germans did not qualify for the final phase of the competition.
The list of players
The main surprise in this list is the presence of the (very) young Youssoufa Moukoko, 17 years old and summoned for the very first time with the national team after having shone in the national youth categories.
Otherwise, classic for Hansi Flick, who relies on a group he has been building and expanding since taking office in 2021. Note, in particular, that Thomas Müller and Manuel Neuer will both play their fourth consecutive World Cup after 2010 , 2014 and 2018.
Goalkeepers:
Neuer (Bayern Munich), Ter Stegen (FC Barcelona), Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Defenders:
Bella Kotchap (Southampton), Ginter (SC Freiburg), Günter (SC Freiburg), Kehrer (West Ham), Klostermann (RB Leipzig), Raum (RB Leipzig), Rüdiger (Real Madrid), Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Süle (Borussia Dortmund)
Midfielders:
Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), Goretzka (Bayern Munich), Götze (Eintracht Frankfurt), Gündogan (Manchester City), Musiala (Bayern Munich), Havertz (Chelsea), Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
Forwards:
Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), Sané (Bayern Munich), Gnabry (Bayern Munich), Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), Hofmann (Mönchengladbach), Müller (Bayern Munich), Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund)
The probable composition
Germany's probable line-up at the 2022 World Cup.
A clever mix of experience and youth that is still struggling to prove itself.
Werner does not have the efficiency of a Klose but the Mannschaft midfielder is scary to see (Sané, Müller, Havertz).
Behind, the solid Rüdiger and Süle frame a defense whose last bastion is none other than the unshakable captain Manuel Neuer.
Player to watch: Thomas Müller
Thomas Müller, September 23, 2022, in German colors against Hungary at the Red Bull Arena (Leipzig).
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At the age of 33, the Bayern Munich attacking midfielder is a survivor of the 2014 title. With 118 selections (44 goals), he is part of the team's executives and remains a central element with 3 goals and 3 assists in his last 4 games with the national team.
By scoring in Qatar, he would exceed the symbolic bar of 10 goals in the World Cup and enter the Top 10 of the best scorers in the history of the competition.
Germany match schedule