National coach Christian Wück named his 23-member squad for the National League games of the women’s national team against Scotland and was committed to the T-question for the European Championship. Ann-Katrin Berger will be in the DFB goal in Switzerland.
The 34-year-old from the US Club Gotham FC, who was instrumental in winning the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Paris last year, received preference for the euro (2nd to 27th July) in front of her younger competitors. The national coach announced on Tuesday (25.03.2025) at the squad announcement for the National League games against Scotland on April 4 in Dundee (April 4, 8:35 p.m./ZDF) and on April 8 in Wolfsburg (5:45 p.m./Live in the first and at sportschau.de).
Experience speaks for Berger
Berger will “get playing time from now on to get security,” said Wück, who had already informed the goalkeeper in the past course in February. Stina Johannes (25/Eintracht Frankfurt) and Rafaela Borggräfe (25/SC Freiburg) were also nominated for the games against Scotland.
The decision for Berger had “fallen on and next to her experience because of her experience. It radiates the security for which the young goalkeepers may need a little longer”. He hoped that Berger can “continue the path she started at the Olympics at which the European Championships”.
Wück recently emphasized that there was still a lot of work in front of the team. “I would have liked to be a little further,” said the national coach of the sports show. Wück described the topic of stability as the greatest challenge.
Wück over kett: “Bring dynamics and explosiveness with”
The team will meet in Frankfurt/Main next Monday. Then the 20 -year -old Franziska Kett from Master FC Bayern Munich will be there for the first time. Paulina Krumbiegel (Juventus Turin), Sydney Lohmann (Bayern Munich), Cora Zicai and Rafaela Borggräfe (both SC Freiburg) return to the squad after they had not been taken into account last.
Attacker Kett brings “a very good dynamic and explosiveness. With her skills we trust her to step into the national team and are convinced that she can call up over 90 minutes at the highest level,” said Wück. Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City) and Kathrin Hendrich (VfL Wolfsburg), both of them, are not in the squad, both of whom are laboratory on a thigh injury.
The DFB squad
Goal: Ann-Katrin Berger, Stina Johannes, Rafaela Borggräfe
Defense: Sara Doorsoun, Giulia Gwinn, Franziska Kett, Sophia Kleinhern, Paulina Krumbiegel, Sarai Linder, Janina Minge
Midfield/attack: Jule Brand, Klara Bühl, Selina Cerci, Sara Däbritz, Linda Dallmann, Laura Freiang, Giovanna Hoffmann, Sydney Lohmann, Sjoeke Nüsken, Lea Schüller, Alara Sehitler, Elisa Sense, Cora Zicai
EM start on July 4th against Poland
The last test options in front of the European Championship for the DFB women in the Nations League will be the games against the Netherlands on May 30th in Bremen and on June 3 against Austria. The Wück team starts in the European Championship on July 4 (9 p.m.) with the game against Poland. The other group opponents are Denmark (July 8, 6 p.m.) and Sweden (July 12, 9 p.m.).
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Sport Current | 25.03.2025 | 2:17 p.m.
