Overview
- Germany, level on points with Slovakia but ahead on goal difference, will qualify directly with a win or draw, while a loss would mean a March playoff.
- Early Monday squad listings included Joshua Kimmich and Nico Schlotterbeck, with Schlotterbeck training fully and a final decision on Kimmich’s ankle to be made today.
- Karim Adeyemi returns from suspension and is available for selection.
- A victory would also guarantee seeded status for December’s World Cup draw in Washington.
- Germany’s 2-0 defeat in Bratislava in September and injuries to key players have shaped a campaign Nagelsmann says pressure can now galvanize.