Team analysis
Germany
| No. | Player | Born | Pos. | BIH | SRB | IRL | NED | ESP | GS | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luca Plogmann | 10/03/2000 | Goalkeeper | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | SV Werder Bremen (GER) | |
| 2 | Alexander Nitzl | 11/07/2000 | Defender | 21+ | 17+ | 80 | 44+ | 80 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (GER) | |
| 3 | Pascal Hackethal | 27/01/2000 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | 36* | SV Werder Bremen (GER) | ||
| 4 | Dominik Becker | 09/01/2000 | Defender | 10+ | 53* | 80 | 1. FC Köln (GER) | |||
| 5 | Jan Boller | 14/03/2000 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | LASK (AUT) | ||
| 6 | Noah Awuku | 09/01/2000 | Midfield | 80 | 3+ | 27+ | 1 | Chemnitzer FC (GER) | ||
| 7 | Sahverdi Cetin | 28/09/2000 | Midfield | 80 | 80 | 80* | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) | |||
| 8 | Erik Majetschak | 01/03/2000 | Midfield | 51* | 80 | 27+ | 62* | 1+ | 1 | FC Erzgebirge Aue (GER) |
| 9 | Jann-Fiete Arp | 06/01/2000 | Forward | 80 | 54* | 80 | 80 | 80 | 7 | FC Bayern München (GER) |
| 10 | Elias Abouchabaka | 31/03/2000 | Midfield | 29+ | 63* | 57* | 80 | 80 | 3 | |
| 11 | Eric Hottmann | 08/02/2000 | Forward | 26+ | 23+ | 18+ | 1 | VfB Stuttgart (GER) | ||
| 12 | Luis Klatte | 01/03/2000 | Goalkeeper | Hertha BSC Berlin (GER) | ||||||
| 13 | Dennis Jastrzembski | 20/02/2000 | Forward | 41* | 80 | 77* | 63* | SC Paderborn 07 (GER) | ||
| 14 | Yannik Keitel | 15/02/2000 | Midfield | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 1 | SC Freiburg (GER) | |
| 15 | Kilian Ludewig | 05/03/2000 | Forward | 59* | 70* | 14+ | 80 | 80 | Barnsley FC (ENG) | |
| 16 | Lars Lukas Mai | 31/03/2000 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 66* | 80 | 80 | 1 | FC Bayern München (GER) |
| 17 | Maurice Malone | 17/08/2000 | Forward | 39+ | 80 | 17+ | FC Augsburg (GER) | |||
| 18 | John Yeboah | 23/06/2000 | Midfield | 80 | 80 | 80 | 53* | 1 | VfL Wolfsburg (GER) |
Pos. = Position; GS = Goals scored; * = Started; + = Substitute
Germany team analysis
• 1-4-2-3-1; 1-4-4-2 defending with high line and two pressing upfield
• Goalkeeper active in building from back; centre-backs spread, full-backs up
• Centre-backs prepared to push into midfield to gain numerical advantage
• Also equipped for fast defence-to-attack transitions via wide areas
• Wide players looking for 1v1; emphasis on cut-backs from advanced positions
• Midfielders quick to cover spaces behind overlapping full-backs
• Tactically mature team with varied attacking options, winning mentality