German Ladies’s nationwide group | Personnel, ways, and what to look at for through the Nations League semi-finals
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The lengthy wait is over for German feminine footballing fans! Simply over three months since the heartbreak that was the 2025 Ladies’s Euro quarterfinals, the German Ladies’s nationwide group is again in motion this week within the 2024/25 Ladies’s Nations League semi-finals. The DFB-Mädels get set for 2 extremely anticipated re-matches with the very nation that they eradicated from the Euros final summer time in sensational vogue, France.
Get German Soccer Information is happy to provide a full primer of what one can count on from Bundestrainer Christian Wück’s Nationalmannschaft. We’ve acquired all the newest information on the squad, the projected ways, and the vital gamers to control throughout Friday night time’s match in Düsseldorf and Tuesday’s return leg in Caen. Those that care to tune in needs to be handled to some fabulous soccer.
Off we go!
The Squad
The complete roster will be discovered under.
Earlier than attending to that we’ll cowl speaking factors.
Who’s lacking and why?
Lena Oberdorf, FC Bayern München
Sigh. One other ACL tear for Germany’s ultra-talented midfield magician. The truth that so many have by no means obtained the possibility to witness this once-in-a-generation expertise’s talents on the pitch makes one genuinely depressed. At this level, it’s very a lot unclear as as to if the 23-year-old will even be capable of proceed her profession. Greatest to maneuver on from this horrendously unhappy little bit of unending sorrow as rapidly as potential.
Ann-Katrin Berger, Gotham FC
Germany’s goalkeeping heroine might be unable to take part this time because of knee issues. Two potential back-ups for the 35-year-old (Bayern’s Ena Mahmutovic and Eintracht Frankfurt’s Sophia Winkler) are additionally out damage. Wück has already publicly dedicated himself to beginning Wolfsburg’s Stina Johannes (three caps) in objective. It nonetheless counts as tough information to study that the participant who lifted the group over France in July gained’t be right here.
Giovanna Hoffmann, RB Leipzig
Sadly, we gained’t get an opportunity to look at the Bremerhaven-native again in motion because the 27-year-old actually simply incurred a season-ending ACL tear. This counts as a rattling disgrace. The RB Leipzig skilled was off to a different robust begin this 12 months with two league targets in 5 matches and appeared to construct upon her robust summer time match efficiency. The character of Hoffmann’s damage means we gained’t be seeing her for some time.
Sarai Linder, VfL Wolfsburg
The 25-year-old remains to be scuffling with the identical knee capsule damage that troubled her this previous summer time. Wück nominated Linder, however the Sinsheim-native in the end opted to say no an opportunity to play through the break and can stay together with her membership to deal with rehab. Germany are deep sufficient on the fullback positions for this to not pose too critical an issue.
Sara Däbritz, Actual Madrid
There comes a time for each footballer. For the legend who earned 111 caps over the course of 12 years representing the Frauen-Nationalmannschaft, the scant utilization on this summer time’s Euros pointed the way in which in the direction of the exit door. On the age of 30, the Amberg-native opted to formally retire from worldwide competitors earlier this month. Godspeed!
Who’re the thrilling new faces?
Bibiane Schulze-Solano, Athletic Bilbao
“Bibi” technically isn’t a brand new face. She’s been capped seven occasions already and memorably did a beautiful job representing Germany on the 2024 summer time Olympics. The half-German half-Basque defender has nonetheless remained absent from the German nationwide group for 13 months after struggling a brutal ACL tear and might be showing for the primary time underneath Wück.
Germans actually just like the 26-year-old’s on-pitch abilities and off pitch story. Schulze’s return pushes the likes of Manchester Metropolis’s Rebecca Knack and Eintracht Frankfurt’s Sofia Kleinherne off the group. It’s not even an in depth name both. Schulze’s pure abilities vastly surpass these possessed by the left-behind duo. Blissful to have her again. Massive time improve right here.
Camille Küver, VfL Wolfsburg
The 22-year-old receives an opportunity to earn her first cap for Germany after an injury-plagued two years that noticed her fail to achieve traction with the Decrease Saxon She-Wolves. The native Hessian moved to Wolfsburg after demonstrating huge potential for each main feminine Frankfurt golf equipment in her house state. This 12 months, she’s began all eight fixtures for Wolfsburg and logged most minutes within the Bundesliga and Champions League.
A towering centre-back of Norwegian heritage, she has the requisite physicality to work as a kind of “Per Mertesacker” staple on the German again for a few years to come back. There’s an excellent purpose why she’s been capable of bypass the nationwide youth ranges. Most likely the one purpose she isn’t beginning in central protection is that her membership teammate Janina Minge performs in midfield when not representing the DFB.
Shakiera Martinez, West Ham United
This Hessian left Eintracht Frankfurt to signal on with West Ham final summer time, however nonetheless spent the primary half of final season on mortgage at SC Freiburg. The 24-year-old – who works as an eight, 9, or ten in assault – has amassed a formidable report of 29 targets in 123 FrauenBundesliga appearances. She did very effectively within the WSL final spring as effectively, scoring 10 targets in 12 appearances.
A veteran of the Germany U23s, Martinez bids for her first cap at senior degree. She’s off to an honest begin for the West Ham girls this 12 months and lately upped her estimated market worth from €50,000 to €400,000 within the newest Soccerdonnareplace. Wück is likely to be laborious pressed to discover a method to work her in tactically, however needs to be eager to offer her an prolonged run-out as a sub.
The Full Squad:
Goalkeepers:
Stina Johannes (VfL Wolfsburg), Laura Dick (TSG Hoffenheim), Rafaela Borggräfe (Liverpool)
Defenders:
Kathrin Hendrich (Chicago Stars), Bibiane Schulze-Solano (Athletic Bilbao), Janina Minge (Hertha BSC), Giulia Gwinn (FC Bayern München), Carlotta Wamser (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Franziska Kett (FC Bayern München), Camilla Küver (VfL Wolfsburg)
Midfielders:
Alara Sehitler (FC Bayern München), Linda Dallmann (FC Bayern München), Sydney Lohmann (Manchester Metropolis), Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea), Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United), Elisa Senß (Eintracht Frankfurt), Jule Model (Olympique Lyon)
Forwards:
Laura Freigang (Eintracht Frankfurt), Lea Schüller (FC Bayern München), Cora Zicai (VfL Wolfsburg), Selina Cerci (TSG Hoffenheim), Nicole Anyomi (Eintracht Frankfurt), Klara Bühl (FC Bayern München)
The Techniques
Supplied Wück has had a protracted and considerate dialog with Kathrin Hendrich in regards to the significance of NOT PULLING PONY-TAILS, this needs to be the XI we see line up in opposition to France in Düsseldorf. Something apart from these gamers configured on this constellation would represent an enormous shock for the writer. Because it stands know, there’s loads of intrigue in what one sees under. We’ll get to that with the “ones to look at”.
Projected Lineup–Germany (5-4-1)
Who’re the “ones to look at”?
Jule Model, Olympique Lyon
If the writer’s lineup projection proves right, Model might be beginning as a ten for the primary time on the German nationwide group. In precept, no positional deployment ought to show all that difficult for one in all our most well-rounded and naturally gifted gamers. Model nonetheless stays extra of a winger and proving that she will be able to anchor the assault from a centralized place is one thing of an enormous ask for her.
Model is pressured to fill in on the No. 10 slot because of the truth that the 2 different gamers on the DFB roster able to working the place (Laura Freigang and Linda Dallmann) have didn’t impress. Ought to Model falter, it ought to spell the top of Wück’s 4-2-3-1 system. The final possibility might be exhausted and we should always behold a newly re-tooled 4-3-3.
Carlotta Wamser, Bayer 04 Leverkusen
After filling in for injured captain Giulia Gwinn at proper again through the Euros, Wamser ought to get her flip in assault this time. Wamser has truly been sticking to the fullback place for her new membership this 12 months. Leverkusen’s use of her as a left again would ordinarily translate to the identical task for the nationwide group, however Wück already has a gifted participant able to serve there.
Segue!
Franziska Kett, FC Bayern München
The 21-year-old’s performances on the Euros completely advantage a beginning position at left again. Kett, like Wamser, has been excelling at fullback for her membership this season. Curiously sufficient, the Deggendorf-native largely works on the proper. Interested by Wück’s ways can depart one feeling a tad mush-brained, however one assumes that he’ll preserve the set-ups from the Euros in thoughts.
Selina Cerci, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Wück’s projected beginning lead striker additionally earns her likelihood primarily based on what she was capable of contribute off the bench through the Euros. Even earlier than her explosive begin for membership this season (six targets via seven matchdays), there truthfully wasn’t a participant extra deserving of taking on for the dipping Lea Schüller. The writer merely has a gut-feeling that the 25-year-old will make it depend.
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