Showdown at the World Cup in Qatar: In the decisive group match against Costa Rica, it’s all or nothing for the German national team.
National coach Hansi Flick will probably have all 26 nominees available before the duel (Thursday, 8:00 p.m.). Agree now in large sport.de-Voting from: Who belongs in the starting XI? Who has to go to the bank?
After the 1-1 draw against Spain, German hopes of reaching the round of 16 are alive.
The following scenarios exist before the last group game:
- Germany would go into second place with a win over Costa Rica on the final day of the game if Spain beat Japan at the same time.
- If the Iberians draw against the Asians, Germany should have a better goal difference than Japan, who then have the same number of points. It would need a win by two goals.
- The same applies to the German team in terms of goal difference compared to Spain should Japan beat the World Cup co-favourites.
Before the German national team’s World Cup game against Costa Rica, we want to know: Which eleven national players would you like to see in the starting line-up? On the other hand, who belongs on the bench?
sport.de then publishes the results of the survey and selects the fans’ favorite DFB team.
Whether goalscorer Niclas Füllkrug will be in the starting XI against Costa Rica is still open.
Putting Werder Bremen’s professional in the center of the attack is “not a panacea,” said assistant coach Marcus Sorg on Monday afternoon. You have to see “what effect which player has at what time. You shouldn’t lose this effect.”
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The idea of the coaching staff around boss Hansi Flick is to “build on something based” when putting together the starting eleven, said Sorg: “We need a certain structure, stability and security. Security comes from consistency.”
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