Overview
- The coach reset the immediate objective to simply reaching the main round, ideally without dropping a point.
- Germany opens Group A in Herning against Austria on January 15, then Serbia on January 17 and Spain on January 19.
- A potential main round could bring matchups with Denmark, France, Norway and World Championship runner-up Portugal.
- Under the format only the top two teams from each main-round group reach the semifinals, which Gislason warns could shut out a team even with only two defeats.
- He will name the squad on December 17 from a core of 20–25 players, with a January 4 camp and friendlies versus Croatia on January 8 and January 11.