Overview
- Germany face France at Stuttgart’s MHPArena on June 8 in the Nations League third-place playoff following a 1-2 semifinal defeat to Portugal.
- Both sides are missing key players due to injuries, including Germany’s Jamal Musiala, Antonio Rüdiger and Kai Havertz and France’s Ousmane Dembélé and Bradley Barcola.
- Julian Nagelsmann plans to adjust Germany’s defensive structure to increase high ball recoveries while fielding a near-full-strength squad despite the upcoming Club World Cup.
- The fixture will bypass extra time and go straight to a penalty shootout if the score is level after 90 minutes.
- Germany view the encounter as a final tune-up ahead of their World Cup qualification campaign kicking off in September.