Germany
Jürgen Klopp has called up 44 players for his first four games as Germany manager, dividing them between two squads
The decision is based on two factors: the new international football calendar and the desire to test as many players as possible.
Deniz Undav says today’s coaches ‘place too much emphasis on laptops and treat footballers like robots’
The Stuttgart and Germany striker explained how the lack of more personalised programmes can be counterproductive.
Germany knocked out by Paraguay, German press reacts harshly
From the tabloids to the country’s leading broadsheets, the reaction was uniform: a third straight World Cup exit before the round of 16, a disaster for Germany.
Deniz Undav, few saw him coming, now the World Cup stage is his
Germany forward once seen as a squad player, two strong seasons at Stuttgart, now at elite level.
The German national team has never had so many players of African descent, a trend with political implications
Almost one in three players. A first for the Mannschaft.
Germany have included an extra player in their World Cup squad
Count the players in the photo: 27 (no trick, just an unusual presence).