20:07
Marc-André ter Stegen starts today in the goalkeeping position. At half-time, the keeper from FC Barcelona is replaced by Kevin Trapp. Hansi Flick has already announced this.
20:05
Compared to the last international match on November 14, 2021 against Armenia, Hansi Flick will field five new players. The injured Jonas Hofmann is not available. Thomas Müller, Leroy Sané, Matthias Ginter and Florian Neuhaus are also rotating onto the bench. They will be replaced by the following players: Debutant Nico Schlotterbeck starts in central defence. Comebacker Julian Weigl starts on the six. His namesake Julian Draxler is back in the DFB squad after a year and a half. He starts today alongside Jamal Musiala in attacking midfield. Timo Werner starts up front or on the wing.
19:54
Today’s opponent from Israel played a good World Cup qualifier, but still couldn’t qualify for the finals. The Israelis finished third in a group with Denmark, Scotland, Austria, the Faroe Islands and Moldova. They ended up ahead of Austria, but they were seven points short of second place, which is necessary for qualifying for the playoffs. The small country has been waiting for its second participation in the World Cup since 1970.
19:53
Preparations for the World Cup in Qatar in December start for Hansi Flick and his team today. Since the assistant coach took charge of the DFB team in 2014, all seven games have been won. So far, however, there have not been any real touchstones. Another rather small opponent awaits today in Israel. This game serves as an acclimatization for Tuesday’s endurance test against the Netherlands. Today players like Nico Schlotterbeck (starting XI) or Anton Stach can make their debut and Julian Weigl (starting XI) celebrates his comeback after five years.
19:51
Hello and welcome to the friendly game between Germany and Israel.