The 2026 World Cup hasn’t started yet but the bad news isn’t long in arriving. There Germany he always leaves to compete in the famous World Cup. The 4-time champions have booked a front row seat for this summer too. The coach is one of the best on the market: Julian Nagelsmann and the freshness of his 39 years doesn’t fear anyone. However, the names are less high-sounding than in the past and this was noticed during the last intercontinental competition played by the Germans. However, the 2024 European Championship has belied the technical poverty of the Die Mannschaft and showed a team capable of playing great against the European champions Spain. In these two years other talents have flourished in Nagelsmann’s squad who has not been afraid to bring with him experts like Neuer but also revelations like Lennart Karl18 year old from Bayern Munich.
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World Championships in doubt for Lennart Karl
MAENGLAND, GERMANY – MAY 31: Lennart Karl of Germany controls the ball during the international friendly match between Germany and Finland at MEWA Arena on May 31, 2026 in Mainz, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)
Germany can count on a more than excellent defense. Joshua Kimmich has now reached an important level of maturity, Pascal Groß has been reborn with Brighton, Rüdiger is his usual self despite a few too many disagreements at Valdebebas and Schlotterbeck he is one of the most sought after center backs in the world. In midfield Nagelsmann can count on the great freshness of Angelo Stiller, also the next transfer man, but also on the experience of Leon Goretzka, on whom Milan is very active. In attack the place for the striker seems to be divided between Kai Havertz, almost the hero of the Hungarian final and Nick Woltemade, freak athletic worth 80 million euros.
However, it is on the trocar that the Die Mannschaft gives the best of himself. Dortmund’s Nmecha is a nice surprise, but above all there are the dribbling in the narrow area of Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz, despite the two chiaroscuro years. Finally there is all the crystalline talent of Lennart Karl, the new weapon of Vincent Kompany’s powerful guns. Karl, class 2008he played 26 games in the Bundesliga (16 as a starter) seasoned by 10 g+a (5 goals and 5 assists). The 18-year-old also amazed in Europe, with 8 matches played (6 as a starter), recording 4 goals and 2 assists.
🚨 BREAKING: Lennart Karl suffered an injury in training today, announces Julian Nagelsmann.
“It doesn’t look good. He went to the hospital and will have scans. We have to wait for the diagnosis and see if he can play at the World Cup or if we have to call up a replacement”,… pic.twitter.com/cdKImWY0zT
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 5, 2026
However, the dream of his being called up seems to be shattered at the moment. After the assist in the friendly against Finland, confident of a probable starting position and just under 1 week before the start of the World Cup, Karl suffered a bad injury in training. The German coach spoke about his player’s problem: “Unfortunately Lenny suffered an injury during today’s training. Now we are headed to the hospital to understand the seriousness of the situation. We just have to wait for the response to understand whether it can be part of the global group or not. The sensations they are not good“.
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