Overview
- Coach Julian Nagelsmann urged a step-by-step approach after the draw, resisting speculation about potential knockout opponents.
- The DFB is narrowing training-base options to the tournament’s Eastern and Central U.S. regions, ruling out the Western region for the group stage.
- Potential host cities tied to Group E logistics include Philadelphia, Toronto, East Rutherford, Houston and Kansas City.
- Sporting director Rudi Völler set mid-January as the target to confirm the team’s World Cup base.
- Germany will replace its planned March friendly in Stuttgart because Ivory Coast is now a group opponent, as Nagelsmann also emphasized minimizing travel times and maintaining team privacy at the base.