Overview
- Germany’s U17s face Colombia today to begin Group G, with Sky showing German fixtures and FIFA+ streaming all matches at no cost with registration.
- This U17 World Cup is the first 48‑team edition and is staged entirely at Qatar’s Aspire Zone, with the final set for November 27 at Khalifa International Stadium.
- Coach Marc Meister selected a 21‑player squad from the 2008 cohort, set to play Colombia, North Korea on November 7, and El Salvador on November 10 across six days.
- Bayern prospect Wisdom Mike, 17, features for Germany, and Sky reports his deal converts to a professional contract at 18 next September with no winter loan under consideration.
- For the women’s handball World Championship at home, Markus Gaugisch named a 17‑player roster led by captain Antje Döll, targeting the first WM medal since 2007 with games in Stuttgart then Dortmund, while roughly 175,000 tickets are sold and live coverage in Germany centers on Sporteurope.TV with Eurosport time‑delayed.