Overview
- ZDF announced it has signed former SC Freiburg coach Christian Streich as a studio analyst for its World Cup coverage.
- He will debut in the ZDF studio for the June 11 opening match and will appear through the group stage and the knockout rounds.
- The coverage starts with a WM-Countdown from Berlin’s Zollernhof hosted by Katrin Müller-Hohenstein and Jochen Breyer at 17:15 local time on June 11.
- Streich says he aims to explain each team’s game plan in clear terms for viewers, and ZDF sports chief Yorck Polus praises his direct style.
- German networks are vying for star pundits, with ARD and ZDF sharing 60 matches and MagentaTV carrying 44 exclusives, and panels that feature Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thomas Müller, Mats Hummels and Jürgen Klopp.