Overview

• Nagelsmann will name his roster on Wednesday at 17:00 local time for trips to Slovakia on 4 September and a home match against Northern Ireland on 7 September, with Luxembourg also in the group.
• Kai Havertz is unavailable with a knee issue, adding to absences of Jamal Musiala, Nico Schlotterbeck and the long-term injured Marc-André ter Stegen.
• Hoffenheim’s Oliver Baumann is regarded as the frontrunner in goal, with Alexander Nübel in contention and a younger option such as Noah Atubolu or Finn Dahmen under consideration for the third spot.
• Sporting director Rudi Völler set winning the group as the target and rejected talk of a Manuel Neuer recall as “kein Thema.”
• Club situations are shaping decisions, with Bayern loanee Daniel Peretz currently No. 2 at HSV, Nübel established as Stuttgart’s starter, and Bayern prospect Jonas Urbig due to start the DFB-Pokal tie because Neuer is suspended.