Overview

• The DFB announced a 24‑player list for Luxembourg on October 10 in Sinsheim and Northern Ireland on October 13 in Belfast.
• Eintracht Frankfurt’s Nathaniel Brown receives a first call-up for the left defensive role, with recalls including Nico Schlotterbeck, Ridle Baku, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Felix Nmecha and Jonathan Burkardt.
• Niclas Füllkrug was omitted as the attack leans on Maximilian Beier, Jonathan Burkardt and Nick Woltemade, with reporting noting his recent muscular issues and goalless league start at West Ham.
• Key absences persist, including Marc-André ter Stegen, Jamal Musiala, Antonio Rüdiger and Kai Havertz, along with options Benjamin Henrichs and Tim Kleindienst.
• Germany seeks to steady qualification after a 0-2 defeat in Bratislava and a labored 3-1 over Northern Ireland, with sporting director Rudi Völler stressing the team still controls its fate.