Group E

Germany

Manager: Julian Nagelsmann
Squad: 25 players
Announced: May 21

Tournament projection

Advance: 97.9%
Round of 16: 62.9%
Quarter-final: 27.9%
Semi-final: 16.7%
Final: 9.1%
Champion: 3.7%

Market champion price 5.5% · model edge -1.8%.

Scouting report

updated 2026-06-04

Strong favourites for Group E with a dominant 4-2-3-1 — 2nd in Euro qualifying for control — but with plenty of unknowns.

Style · 4-2-3-1 — complete domination (2nd in Euro qualifying), wingers free to take 1v1s, a roaming front four, fluid fullbacks (invert then overlap), rest-defence to counterpress and recover.

Counter-reliance ·lowComplete domination — controls and counterpresses

Strengths

+Control and territorial domination
+Wingers with freedom in 1v1s and a creative roaming front four
+Counterpressing rest-defence

Key players

Florian Wirtz · CAMPacey dribbler & 1v1 (53.5% success), creative final pass (60 chances created), 8 goal involvements in a 'poor' season; his link with Raum overlapping is key

Tactics: Dominate the ball, free the wingers, roam with the front four and recover via counterpressing. Favourites, but with several unknowns to resolve.

Sources: John Walker (@johnwalker_1986) — pre-tournament tactical scouting, May–Jun 2026

Group fixtures

Squad

Goalkeepers

Oliver BaumannHoffenheim
Manuel NeuerBayern Munich
Alexander NübelStuttgart

Defenders

Waldemar AntonBorussia Dortmund
Nathaniel BrownEintracht Frankfurt
David RaumRB Leipzig
Antonio RüdigerReal Madrid
Nico SchlotterbeckBorussia Dortmund
Jonathan TahBayern Munich
Malick ThiawNewcastle

Midfielders

Pascal GrossBrighton
Joshua KimmichBayern Munich
Felix NmechaBorussia Dortmund
Aleksandar PavlovicBayern Munich
Angelo StillerStuttgart
Leon GoretzkaBayern Munich
Florian WirtzLiverpool
Jamie LewelingStuttgart

Forwards

Maximilian BeierBorussia Dortmund
Kai HavertzArsenal
Lennart KarlBayern Munich
Jamal MusialaBayern Munich
Leroy SanéGalatasaray
Deniz UndavStuttgart
Nick WoltemadeNewcastle