World Cup endurance test against Finland
BVB star on the bench: t-online readers are calling for Bayern reservists
May 31, 2026 – 5:12 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
Two weeks before the start of the World Cup, the DFB team wants to prepare themselves against Finland. The t-online readers have a little wish.
The fans of the national team would call Bayern star Leon Goretzka into the starting eleven of the DFB team on Sunday evening against Finland (from 8:45 p.m. in the live ticker on t-online). This is shown by an evaluation of the desired list among t-online readers.
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But the national coach has other plans. At a press conference on Saturday he made it clear that Felix Nmecha would play alongside Alexander Pavlović in Mainz instead. “I’m just extremely confident in the player,” he said. Nagelsmann had said at the beginning of the year that this duo was unlikely.
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Otherwise there is great agreement between the readers’ opinions and the national coach’s plans. “We will see a lot of that, which, if everything goes normally, could also start in the first game,” said the national coach. You don’t have “too much time in training”, so despite all the competition you have to try to “get into the rhythm quickly”.
Guaranteed starting eleven for Baumann, Undav and Karl
Oliver Baumann will therefore replace the rested Manuel Neuer in goal. Alexander Nübel remains the substitute goalkeeper. The t-online readers’ defensive line consists of Nico Schlotterbeck and Jonathan Tah in central defense and Joshua Kimmich on the right and David Raum on the left. This lineup is also expected.
In the offensive line of three there is a wish for Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala and Lennart Karl – and that too will be fulfilled. Nagelsmann announced on Saturday that Karl would be in the starting eleven.
The goal at the top of the attack is to replace Kai Havertz for the time being. After the defeat in the Champions League final against Paris on Saturday evening, he will only join the team on Tuesday. However, the 26-year-old is considered set. In the test against Finland it is clear that Deniz Undav will have a chance in the starting line-up. The t-online readers also spoke out in favor of the VfB Stuttgart attacker and not Nick Woltemade.
