Departure gift
Surprise for fellow travelers on the German World Cup plane
Updated June 2, 2026 – 1:18 p.mReading time: 1 min.
The German national team is heading to the USA. Other people who received gifts from the DFB entourage are also on board.
Many passengers were surprised by this on their flight to Chicago. Because they are on their way to the USA together with the German national soccer team. The DFB entourage around national coach Julian Nagelsmann and captain Joshua Kimmich is not traveling to the World Cup country with a special plane, as was the case at many previous tournaments, but in a scheduled plane operated by DFB partner Lufthansa.
At the gate, the waiting passengers on flight “LH434” were given a Germany jersey as a surprise. Suddenly there were numerous passengers in the Airbus 350 wearing black, red and gold. Business class was reserved for the national players.
This Saturday (from 8:30 p.m. in the live ticker on t-online) the World Cup dress rehearsal against the US team will take place in the Soldier Field stadium there.