US EditionMalick Thiaw's Newcastle form rewarded with international recall - 'key player'
- On Monday, Julian Nagelsmann named his last squad of 2025 for Germany national football team's final two World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg and Slovakia.
- Sitting top of Group A on goal difference against Slovakia after wins in Luxembourg and Belfast, Germany have already qualified for the 2026 World Cup playoffs via the Nations League Final Four.
- Cologne's 19-year-old winger Said El Mala has nine Bundesliga appearances with four goals and two assists plus four Germany U21 caps, and Nagelsmann said `Said El Mala should show us his carefree and lighthearted side`.
- Competition intensified as Nathaniel Brown, Jamie Leweling and Ridle Baku push for next year's World Cup squad while Robert Andrich, Robin Koch, Maximilian Beier, Tom Bischof and Lennart Karl were omitted.
- Leroy Sané returns to the squad for the first time since his Galatasaray move, while Malick Thiaw returns after two years as the newly-promoted team sits just outside the top six.
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After only nine Bundesliga matches, El Mala is appointed to the DFB team for the first time. This step is premature, but originates from a German longing.
Football coach Nagelsmann has announced the squad for the last national games of the year. To the final matches of the World Cup qualification against Luxembourg and Slovakia, the Cologne-based Said El Mala was nominated for the first time. Furthermore, Leroy Sané and Malick Thiaw return.
Bundestrainer Julian Nagelsmann has announced his squad for the upcoming national games. What are the reasons for the Sané return?
Julian Nagelsmann recalled Leroy Sané for the November matches counting for World 2026 qualifying. Younger (19 years old) Said El Mala called for the first time.
FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Germany hands El Mala maiden call-up, recalls Sane; Full squad list
Leroy Sane has been recalled and Said El Mala received a first call-up to Germany’s 25-man squad for the November World Cup qualifiers, coach Julian Nagelsmann announced Thursday.
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