Trainer Kovač builds on others
Bellingham only on the bench: This is how BVB starts in the club World Cup
Updated on June 17th, 2025 – 5:41 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.

Borussia Dortmund starts the club World Cup against Fluminense. For the time being, coach Niko Kovač does not focus on his prominent newcomer.
At the start of the club World Cup, Borussia Dortmund initially does not focus on newcomer Jobe Bellingham in the starting line-up. Coach Niko Kovač initially leaves the 19-year-old Englishman on the bench against fluminense. Instead, Pascal Groß and Marcel Sabitzer run in the defensive midfield of the Borussia. Bellingham changed to Dortmund just a week ago from the English Premier League promoted AFC Sunderland.
Jamie Gitten’s Jamie Gitten’s, which is currently mainly courted on the transfer market, must first take a seat on the bench. Karim Adeyemi and Daniel Svensson start on his wing position.
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