Overview
- Leroy Sané of Galatasaray and Malick Thiaw of Newcastle return, joining leaders Joshua Kimmich and Florian Wirtz in a form-driven roster.
- First-timer Saïd El Mala, 19, is selected after four goals in nine Bundesliga games for Köln and says he is very happy with the nomination.
- Germany will qualify directly by beating Luxembourg on 14 November and Slovakia in Leipzig on 17 November, having the edge in Group A on goal difference.
- Notable omissions include Robert Andrich, Robin Koch, Angelo Stiller and Maximilian Beier, while injuries rule out Marc-André ter Stegen, Jamal Musiala, Antonio Rüdiger, Kai Havertz, Niclas Füllkrug and Tim Kleindienst.
- The squad assembles in Wolfsburg on Monday, where a public training session will open preparations for the two decisive qualifiers.