Germany plays for a better mood and important world ranking points in the game for 3rd place against France. National coach Julian Nagelsmann switches to four positions compared to the semi -finals.
Nagelsmann had already announced at the press conference last night to spare no Bayern players like Captain Joshua Kimmich or the Neu-Münchner Jonathan Tah with a view of the club World Cup. The game against France was too important to him. “The boys all have the necessary grains to play against France and then start the club World Cup”said Nagelsmann. “So far I haven’t got any SMS that I should be considerate of.”
Four chain instead of a triple chain
On the defensive, Nagelsmann relies against Portugal compared to the semi-finals last Wednesday: Instead of the chain of five, which often seemed unsafe in the 1-2 defeat, Germany will start with a chain of four against France. David Raum replaces Maximilian Mittelstädt as a left -back. Jonathan Tah, Robin Koch and Joshua Kimmich form the rest of the defense. Waldemar Anton falls victim to the changeover and has to give way.
An exciting question in advance was who Nagelsmann put up in front of the chain in a defensive midfield. Here Pascal Groß replaces the Aleksander Pavlovic, which is particularly defensive against Portugal. Leon Goretzka plays next to him.
Two new attackers
This time Niclas Füllkrug and Karim Adeyemi storm at the very front from the beginning, which were only substituted in the semi -finals in the middle of the second half. Florian Wirtz and Nick Woltemade are back in the starting eleven.
This is how the DFB team starts: Ter Stegen – Room, Tah, Koch, Kimmich – Groß, Goretzka – Adeyemi, Woltemade, Wirtz – Füllkrug.