Federal coach Julian Nagelsmann does not want to compromise on his squad for the final tournament of the Nations League. He could “no consideration” for FC Bayern players and Borussia Dortmund, who are then required at the club World Cup.
Three important games are played in the Munich football arena between May 31 and June 8, 2025. The national players of FC Bayern can make an appointment. On June 4, the selection of the German Football Association (DFB) in Fröttmaning will meet Portugal. If she won the semi -finals, she will play Nations League on June 8 in the same stadium against Spain or France. As a loser, she would play for third place in Stuttgart on the same day.
Even if the Nations League under Nagelsmann has gained in Germany, a Joshua Kimmich and Jamal Musiala would prefer to play for another trophy on May 31st. That Saturday the final of the Champions League will kick off.
Borussia Dortmund also dreams less open from this final, which was surprisingly reached last year.
May 17th | Last match day Bundesliga | |
May 31 | Finale Champions League | |
June 4. | Semi -finals Nations League | |
June 8th | Finale or game by 3rd place Nations League | |
June 14th – July 13th | Club World Cup |
It is unlikely that professionals of the two Bundesliga clubs dream of the club world championship. The bloated tournament with 32 teams takes a good month from opening to final, it is held in the USA, in different time zones and combined with some air travel.
Four games more in the Champions League
All of this is waiting at the end of a long season, in which the Munich and Dortmund were already in the Reformed Champions League more games more than in previous years. After eight league games, both clubs had to go to an intermediate round with the first and second leg because they hadn’t reached the top eight teams.
One “Brutal burden” Be the club World Cup, said Nagelsmann on Sunday evening (March 23, 2025) after the 3: 3 against Italy in Dortmund. Nevertheless, he brought his national team into position and thus also the DFB. “With such a tournament, you cannot be considerate”the national coach said when asked whether he would possibly do without the Nations Four of the Nations League in nominations for Bayern and Dortmund players.
Economic Interests at Club World Cup
“I think everyone understands that too”he pushed. However, there are doubts, because the clubs largely pay their players, and they are needed at the club World Cup to get as much money as possible. Borussia Dortmund in particular, who is likely to miss a renewed qualification for the Champions League through the Bundesliga, will have an enormous interest in getting as far as possible and thus dusting a lot of bonuses. Pure participation should bring BVB at least 15 million euros.
Duty to provide For the Nations League final tournament
The statutes of the FIFA World Association are on the side of the national coach. The clubs have to park their players for national teams in early June. Otherwise there are hard punishments.
It looks different during the club World Cup. FIFA stroked the duty to provide the duty. FC Bayern could benefit from this, because from June 14th to July 6th the Gold Cup is played, the continental championship in North America. Bavaria’s Alphonso Davies is qualified with Canada, and his home country is organized together with the USA. In contrast to Kimmich and Musiala, Bayern can refuse to park their left -back.
Nagelsmann: “I think everyone is fit enough”
National coach Nagelsmann is in a better position than his Canadian colleague Jesse Jesse Marsch (formerly RB Leipzig), and he emphasized several times in Dortmund that he would exercise his right. “A final four is a final four, so a final. I will let the players play.” Despite the high loads, he has no concerns: “I think everyone is fit enough to play that.”