Overview
- Nagelsmann confirmed on Saturday that Oliver Baumann will start in goal while Manuel Neuer is rested because of a calf problem.
- The coach named Deniz Undav up front and paired Felix Nmecha with Aleksandar Pavlović in midfield to test likely tournament options.
- Jamal Musiala will make his first return to the national team in more than a year as Nagelsmann evaluates his match fitness.
- Eighteen-year-old Lennart Karl has been handed a starting debut as part of a push to integrate young players and give them a chance to claim World Cup roles.
- Germany will fly to the United States early next week for one final tune-up against the U.S. team and then begin World Cup Group B play against Curaçao, Ivory Coast and Ecuador on June 14, while Finland visit Mainz after a qualifying campaign that left them out of the tournament.