Overview
- The Deutscher Fußball-Bund announced the 24-player squad on Tuesday for friendlies against Australia on October 9 in Karlsruhe and Japan on October 13 in Bremen.
- Laura Freigang was selected despite a NADA allegation that she missed three whereabouts checks within 12 months and a disciplinary file now held by the DFB.
- Reports say Freigang has not tested positive and prior samples were negative, but missed whereabouts 'strikes' can still trigger a ban of up to two years if the DFB and adjudicators uphold the breaches.
- Giulia Gwinn returns from a shoulder operation to captain the side while regular keeper Ann-Katrin Berger has agreed to pause her participation for these two matches.
- The squad shows growing reliance on players at foreign clubs with 11 based abroad and a record six from England's WSL, and it includes 19-year-old Lisa Baum for her first senior call-up as the federation begins its World Cup build-up.