Nick Woltemade was slated to leave Germany's camp in favor of U-21s, but is sticking around for France match

With Germany losing 2-1 to Portugal, head coach Julian Nagelsmann was prepared to send Nick Woltemade to the U-21s for the EUROs (via @iMiaSanMia):
Nick Woltemade will join the U21 national team immediately and will not feature in Sunday's Nations League third place playoff
Julian Nagelsmann: 'We will send him to the U21s. We agreed that would be the case if we don't reach the final. I want to stick to the agreement so that they can have a good tournament.'
Well, not so fast...
After examining the exact schedule of the U-21s, Nagelsmann decided to keep Woltemade longer per Bild (via @iMiaSanMia):
Update: Change of plan for Woltemade. He will stay with the senior national team because the U-21s have Friday and Saturday off. The striker will train with the senior NT and will be in the squad in the third place match on Sunday, but he'll most likely be rested ahead of the U-21 EUROs.
Advertisement
If you wanted to see the whole roster for the Germany U-21s, check out this strong looking group:
Looking for more thoughts and discussion on Bayern Munich and the German national team? Awesome, then check out the latest edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Weekend Warm-up Show! You can get the podcast on Patreon, Spotify, Acast, or below:
Also, be sure to stay tuned to Bavarian Podcast Works for all of your up to date coverage on Bayern Munich and Germany. Check us out on Patreon and follow us on Twitter @BavarianFBWorks, @BavarianPodcast @TheBarrelBlog, @BFWCyler, @2012nonexistent, @TommyAdams71 and more.
Advertisement
More from bavarianfootballworks.com:

Try Our AI Features

Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:

Learn with AIFact CheckingText to SpeechAI Summary

Related Articles

Yahoo

34 minutes ago

• Yahoo

Report: Wirtz successfully completes medical checks with Liverpool

Germany's Florian Wirtz (L) and France's Manu Kone stand on the pitch after the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Germany and France at Stuttgart Arena. Federico Gambarini/dpa Bayer Leverkusen playmaker Florian Wirtz has successfully completed medical checks with Liverpool, broadcasters Sky reported on Friday. He's now expected to sign a deal with the Premier League champions until 2030. Advertisement The deal for the young forward could be worth up to €150 million ($172.74 million) including bonuses, making Wirtz the most expensive signing in Bundesliga and Premier League history. Only Paris Saint-German's moves for Neymar and Kylian Mbappe have ever carried a higher transfer fee. The Germany international had been a major target for top European clubs, including Leverkusen's Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich.

Forbes

2 hours ago

• Forbes

Auckland City Deserves Club World Cup Spot More Than Bayern, Benfica And Boca

CINCINNATI, OHIO - JUNE 15: Referee Issa Sy tosses the coin with Manuel Neuer of FC Bayern Munich ... More and Mario Ilich of Auckland City during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group C match between FC Bayern München and Auckland City FC at TQL Stadium on June 15, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Stuart Franklin - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) Another heavy defeat will be expected for Auckland City when it faces Benfica in its second match of the FIFA Club World Cup on Friday afternoon, which will likely lead to more questions around the New Zealand club's inclusion in the tournament. Auckland City is the sole representative from the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and is the only team in the competition with amateur status. Its 10-0 loss to German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in the opening game of Group C led many to question its presence at the tournament, and whether a team from the OFC deserves a place at this newly expanded Club World Cup. Auckland City's participation does raise numerous issues from various angles, sporting and economic. These include issues of inequality in a global game, FIFA's claims that the Club World Cup involves the world's best teams, and the organisation of soccer in the Oceania region, where its strongest nation, Australia, moved to the Asian confederation in 2006. There should be no doubt, though, that Auckland City fully deserves its place at the Club World Cup. It could even be argued that it deserves its palace more than any other team in its group. CINCINNATI, OHIO - JUNE 15: Jamal Musiala #42 of FC Bayern Munchen talks to Jerson Lagos #17 of ... More Auckland City FC during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group C match between FC Bayern Munchen and Auckland City FC at TQL Stadium on June 15, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images) Auckland City, the reigning champion of the New Zealand National League, met the qualifying criteria in the most convincing fashion. It won all three of the OFC Champions League tournaments played in the qualifying period of 2021 to 2024, and also won the most recent edition for good measure, defeating Hekari United of Papua New Guinea 2-0 in the final in April this year. This means the club has won the last four consecutive editions of the region's version of the Champions League, and has now won 13 of the 24 editions of Oceania's continental competition. None of the other teams in Auckland City's group qualified by winning their equivalent competition. Neither Bayern Munich nor Benfica won the UEFA Champions League in the qualification period, and Boca Juniors has not won the South American version of the Champions League, the Copa Libertadores, since 2007. Though these teams from Europe and South America are far richer than Auckland City and are made up entirely of professional players, many of whom are or have been among the best in international soccer, none of them qualified for the Club World Cup by winning a trophy. Auckland City did. Bayern, Benfica, and Boca all qualified via the rankings system, which is used to top up the tournament to 32 teams once all the teams qualifying via the main route of winning their confederation's top club competition have been decided. The OFC only gets one spot at the Club World Cup, but it's right that it gets a spot, regardless of the level of the team that qualifies. If such a tournament were to introduce a more artificial qualification method to accommodate all the top teams in the world, it would be heavily biased towards Europe and, to a lesser extent, South America. As a result, it would lose the 'world' aspect of the competition, which is the whole point of it in the first place. ORLANDO, FLORIDA - JUNE 19: Head Coach Paul Posa of Auckland City FC speaks during the ... More Training/Press Conference ahead of their FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group match between Auckland City FC and SL Benfica at Inter&Co Stadium on June 19, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by) One-sided results are part of sport and are seen at all levels, including when professional teams play professional teams in the soccer's biggest tournaments. Both Liverpool and Real Madrid have recorded 8-0 wins in the UEFA Champions League's lucrative group stage. The Copa Libertadores has seen scorelines of 9-0 and 11-2 in group stage matches, while the English Premier League—often held up as the pinnacle of domestic club football—has witnessed three 9-0 scorelines. There are some potentially negative knock-on effects regionally from Auckland City's participation. The prize money the club will receive, which is huge compared to prize money domestically and in the OFC, could further add to its dominance in New Zealand and Oceania, and skew the balance domestically and regionally. It also raises awareness of the development and organisation of the game in Oceania, and the fact that New Zealand does have two professional teams—Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix—but both play in the Australian A-League, and are therefore part of the Asian confederation. However, the principle of having a Club World Cup qualifier for the region, even if it's only one team, is right and proper. If such a tournament wants to represent the world, then it needs to include the world's teams. There might be the occasional one-sided result, and the distribution of FIFA's money beyond the participating teams needs to be better to avoid further regional disruption, but starting from a position of inclusivity is the right thing to do. Auckland City, unlike Bayern, Benfica, and Boca, is the champion of its region and fully deserves its place at the Club World Cup.

Yahoo

3 hours ago

• Yahoo

Effenberg: Woltemade an option for Bayern to replace Kane in future

Former Germany midfielder Stefan Effenberg is pictured at "The Miami Beach Edition" Hotel, ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup Group C soccer match between Bayern Munich and Boca Juniors. Sven Hoppe/dpa Former Germany midfielder Stefan Effenberg believes that VfB Stuttgat young talent Nick Woltemade is an option for Bayern Munich to replace top striker Harry Kane in the future. "He's a forward that should be focused on Bayern Munich, definitely. Not now, but whenever Harry Kane leaves," the former Bayern captain said during a media event on the sidelines of the Club World Cup in the United States. Advertisement Kane, 31, has a contract with Bayern until 2027, while the 23-year-old Woltemade has a deal with Stuttgart until 2028. "Nick Woltemade is a type of player and number nine that Bayern should already be thinking about. Who performs like he did in the German Cup final and so on, is already made for great ambitions," Effenberg said. After a strong season with Stuttgart and winning the Cup title, Woltemade is now having an impressive campaign at the under-21 Euros with Germany. He's the top scorer with four goals ahead of the quarter-finals against Italy on Saturday. He joined the U21 squad just a few days after participating in the Nations League Final Four with the senior national team. "I think that's great, that attitude. He could have said I need to rest, it's been a long season. But this is a big tournament. You can win a title there," Effenberg praised.