Overview
- RTL confirmed that Kloeppel will join its on-site team in Chicago for the Germany–USA friendly and that the broadcast’s pregame coverage begins at 19:05 local time.
- He will report from the United States alongside moderator Florian König, expert Lothar Matthäus and commentator Wolff Fuss and is billed to show how Americans view the upcoming World Cup.
- Kloeppel’s appearance is a short-term, selective engagement rather than a return to daily anchoring, a position he reiterated after leaving the RTL Aktuell chief-anchor role in August 2024.
- The 67-year-old lives in Florida and will use his U.S. residency to report on the host-country perspective, linking his personal move to the practical value of on-the-ground coverage.
- Initial social-media reaction to the comeback was positive and RTL’s use of a familiar, trusted presenter for a major sports event could boost viewer interest in its World Cup coverage.