Overview
- Germany visits Luxembourg on November 14 at 20:45 CET and hosts Slovakia in Leipzig on November 17 at 20:45, the last two matches of Group A. RTL airs the Luxembourg game on free TV with streaming on RTL+, while ZDF broadcasts the Slovakia match with a free stream via ZDFmediathek.
- Germany leads Group A on goal difference with nine points, only the group winner qualifies directly, and runners-up enter March 2026 European play-offs with the draw on November 20 in Zürich.
- Lothar Matthäus and Edin Terzic join RTL’s coverage from Luxembourg, with Wolff‑Christoph Fuss commentating and Laura Wontorra hosting; ZDF’s Leipzig broadcast features Christoph Kramer and Per Mertesacker, hosted by Jochen Breyer with Oliver Schmidt as commentator.
- SPORT BILD reports Julian Nagelsmann scouted possible U.S. base camps in late October as the DFB finalizes preparations ahead of the World Cup group draw at Washington’s Kennedy Center on December 5.