Overview
- Julian Nagelsmann has reverted to a four-man defense after Germany’s semi-final struggles, installing David Raum alongside Jonathan Tah, Robin Koch and Joshua Kimmich while fielding Niclas Füllkrug and Karim Adeyemi up front.
- Didier Deschamps has made eight changes from the Spain match, preserving only Kylian Mbappé, Mike Maignan and Adrien Rabiot and resting several PSG regulars.
- UEFA removed extra time from the third-place fixture, so a draw after regulation will proceed directly to a penalty shootout.
- Long-serving assistant coach Sandro Wagner will oversee his final game with Germany before departing to become FC Augsburg’s head coach.
- The third-place playoff kicks off at 15:00 UTC on June 8 in Stuttgart’s MHPArena, with live coverage available on RTL and DAZN.