Overview
- The German football federation said Giulia Gwinn will not join the national team for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
- The Bayern Munich defender will have an operation on her left shoulder, and no surgery date has been announced.
- She dislocated the shoulder in a test match against Austria in mid-April and continued to play for Bayern with a supportive sleeve.
- Leverkusen’s Carlotta Wamser is expected to start at right back in Gwinn’s place based on recent squad use.
- Germany can secure a 2027 World Cup berth with a win over Norway in Cologne, otherwise the team must finish the job in Slovenia.