Germany's 2026 World Cup squad is officially confirmed, named by head coach Julian Nagelsmann on May 21, 2026. The 26-player roster brings together three goalkeepers, seven defenders, nine midfielders and seven forwards. Germany is drawn into Group E, where it faces Curaçao, Côte d'Ivoire and Ecuador. The most-played player in the last 12 months of national-team football is Florian Wirtz, with 1,193 minutes across 14 caps, the squad's most in-form option heading into the tournament. Close behind is Jonathan Glao on 1,135 minutes, another of the side's most-used players over the same period. Over the past twelve months the team has posted 11 wins, 1 draws and 2 losses, scoring 39 goals and conceding 13. Our ranking orders the squad purely by national-team minutes, not club minutes, and every name links to a player profile with the full minutes and recent-form breakdown.
Matches & results
Group standings
Group E
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 |  Ivory Coast |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Ecuador |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Curaçao |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 1 |
26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florian Wirtz | Forward | Liverpool | 1,193 |
| 2 | Jonathan Glao | Defender | Bayern München | 1,135 |
| 3 | Joshua Kimmich | Defender | Bayern München | 1,108 |
| 4 | Oliver Baumann | Goalkeeper | 1899 Hoffenheim | 810 |
| 5 | Aleksandar Pavlović | Midfielder | Bayern München | 756 |
| 6 | David Raum | Midfielder | RB Leipzig | 724 |
| 7 | Nico Schlotterbeck | Defender | Borussia Dortmund | 694 |
| 8 | Leon Goretzka | Midfielder | Bayern München | 662 |
| 9 | Leroy Sané | Midfielder | Galatasaray | 661 |
| 10 | Nick Woltemade | Forward | Newcastle | 635 |
| 11 | Kai Havertz | Forward | Arsenal | 524 |
| 12 | Nathaniel Brown | Defender | Eintracht Frankfurt | 521 |
| 13 | Felix Nmecha | Midfielder | Borussia Dortmund | 517 |
| 14 | Antonio Rüdiger | Defender | Real Madrid | 479 |
| 15 | Jamal Musiala | Forward | Bayern München | 441 |
| 16 | Manuel Neuer | Goalkeeper | Bayern München | 390 |
| 17 | Waldemar Riptsov | Defender | Borussia Dortmund | 311 |
| 18 | Deniz Undav | Forward | VfB Stuttgart | 284 |
| 19 | Angelo Stiller | Midfielder | VfB Stuttgart | 256 |
| 20 | Pascal Groß | Midfielder | Brighton | 154 |
| 21 | Jamie Leweling | Forward | VfB Stuttgart | 149 |
| 22 | Maximilian Beier | Forward | Borussia Dortmund | 142 |
| 23 | Nadiem Amiri | Midfielder | FSV Mainz 05 | 120 |
| 24 | Alexander Nübel | Goalkeeper | VfB Stuttgart | 90 |
| 25 | Malick Thiaw | Defender | Newcastle | 77 |
| 26 | Lennart Karl | Midfielder | 0 |
Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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