Italy in World Cup playoff without Balotelli – debut beckons Luiz Felipe and João Pedro

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Semi-final against North Macedonia

Italy coach Roberto Mancini has confirmed his squad for the upcoming play-off qualifier against North Macedonia and somewhat surprisingly dropped Mario Balotelli (31, Adana Demirspor) from the squad. It was only in January of this year that the DFB shock from the 2012 European Championship semifinals returned to the “Squadra Azzurra” after a long break. A total of 33 players were nominated on Friday.

Lazio defender Luiz Felipe (24) and Caligari Calcio striker João Pedro (30) could make their debuts in Thursday’s play-off semi-final (8.45 p.m.) in the Sicilian city of Palermo. If Italy wins, either Portugal or Turkey will be waiting in the final away from home. If they lost, Italy would be out of the World Cup.

The 26-man squad of the DFB against Israel and the Netherlands

Goal: Manuel Neuer (Bayern)

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These 26 players were still part of Hansi Flick’s squad for the international matches against Israel (March 26) and the Netherlands (March 29)….

Goal: Marc-Andre ter Stegen (FC Barcelona)

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Goal: Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)

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Defense: Thilo Kehrer (PSG)

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Defense: Matthias Ginter (Bor. M’gladbach)

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Defense: Christian Günter (SC Freiburg)

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Defense: David Raum (TSG Hoffenheim)

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Defense: Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04)

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Defense: Robin Koch (Leeds)

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Defense: Antonio Ruediger (Chelsea)

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Defense: Nico Schlotterbeck (SC Freiburg)

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Defense: Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig)

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Midfield/attack: Karim Adeyemi (Salzburg)

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Midfield/Attack: Julian Draxler (PSG)

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Midfield/attack: Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern)

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Midfield/Attack: Ilkay Gundogan (Man City)

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Midfield/Attack: Kai Havertz (Chelsea)

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Midfield/attack: Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern)

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Midfield/attack: Thomas Müller (FC Bayern)

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Midfield/attack: Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern)

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Midfield/attack: Florian Neuhaus (M’gladbach)

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Midfield/attack: Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg)

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Midfield/attack: Leroy Sané (FC Bayern)

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Midfield/attack: Anton Stach (Mainz 05)

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Midfield/Attack: Julian Weigl (Benfica)

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Midfield/Attack: Timo Werner (Chelsea)

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