Overview
- Germany will face Switzerland at St. Jakob-Park in Basel on March 27, the first of four confirmed warm-up matches.
- The March 30 home friendly in Stuttgart against the Ivory Coast has been canceled after the draw made them group opponents, and a replacement is being sought.
- A home send-off against Finland is scheduled for May 31 in Mainz before the squad departs from Frankfurt to Chicago on June 2.
- The team’s final rehearsal is set for June 6 against the United States in Chicago ahead of the World Cup opener.
- Germany’s Group E schedule is Curaçao on June 14 in Houston, the Ivory Coast on June 20 in Toronto, and Ecuador on June 25 in East Rutherford, with Nagelsmann calling the group manageable.