Overview
- The German delegation departed Frankfurt for Chicago on Tuesday after a short weather delay to begin on-site preparation and training at the Chicago Fire facilities.
- The German Football Association confirmed there will be no changes to the announced roster so 26 nominated players plus training goalkeeper Jonas Urbig travel with the team and sport director Rudi Völler is part of the delegation.
- Germany’s 4-0 win over Finland in the penultimate warm-up featured strong displays from Deniz Undav and Lennart Karl but did not prompt any squad alterations.
- The team will play a final warm-up against the USA at Soldier Field on Saturday at 20:30 CET, will move to its Winston-Salem basecamp on June 8, and opens the tournament on June 14 in Houston against Curaçao.
- Austria confirmed Christoph Baumgartner is ruled out after an MRI-detected muscle injury and said Konrad Laimer received a red card in the Tunisia friendly but is not suspended for Austria’s opener; regional clubs TSG Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart supply large contingents of World Cup players, shaping national-team depth and player availability.