Germany are one of the European giants hoping to claim the biggest title of them all when they travel to Australia and New Zealand in 2023.
Captained once again by the impressive Alexandra Popp, the Germans will want to build on their stunning Group H opener, winning 6-0 against Morocco with Popp bagging a brace.
The back-to-back champions in 2003 and 2007 named a strong 23-player squad that will try and return them to former glory.
The Sporting News details that squad here.
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Germany final Women’s World Cup Squad
With 128 caps and 62 goals before the tournament began, Alexandra Popp is captaining this German side in Australia and New Zealand.
Her long-time strike partner, Svenja Huth, will likely make up another number in a German front-three.
Exciting young midfielder, Lena Oberdorf, is a hot tip to light up the tournament after her fine performances with Wolfsburg last season.
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*Stats correct at start of tournament
Position
Player
Club
Caps
Goals
Goalkeeper
Merle Frohms
VfL Wolfsburg
40
0
Goalkeeper
Ann-Katrin Berger
Chelsea
6
0
Goalkeeper
Stina Johannes
Frankfurt
0
0
Defender
Chantal Hagel
Hoffenheim
10
0
Defender
Kathrin Hendrich
VfL Wolfsburg
58
5
Defender
Sophia Kleinherne
Frankfurt
27
1
Defender
Marina Hegering
Bayern Munich
29
3
Defender
Felicitas Rauch
VfL Wolfsburg
33
4
Defender
Sjoeke Nusken
Chelsea
17
2
Defender
Sara Doorsoun
Frankfurt
45
1
Midfielder
Lena Oberdorf
VfL Wolfsburg
38
3
Midfielder
Sydney Lohmann
Bayern Munich
22
4
Midfielder
Sara Dabritz
Lyon
97
17
Midfielder
Lena Lattwein
VfL Wolfsburg
29
1
Midfielder
Melanie Leupolz
Chelsea
78
13
Midfielder
Lina Magull
Bayern Munich
72
22
Midfielder
Jule Brand
VfL Wolfsburg
32
7
Forward
Lea Schuller
Bayern Munich
47
31
Forward
Svenja Huth
VfL Wolfsburg
80
14
Forward
Laura Freigang
Frankfurt
20
12
Forward
Alexandra Popp (C)
VfL Wolfsburg
128
62
Forward
Nicole Anyomi
Frankfurt
16
1
Forward
Kiara Buhl
Bayern Munich
35
14
Germany stars, strengths, weaknesses
Stars
Alexandra Popp is a name all fans of women’s football will be very familiar with. Germany’s fifth highest scorer of all time before the tournament became the joint-third on that list when she bagged a double against hapless Morocco.
Lena Oberdorf could have an enormous impact on Germany’s World Cup campaign from midfield. The exciting 21 year-old has been a star turn in this side since her debut in 2019 and will be full of confidence after lifting the German Cup in 2022-23 with Wolfsburg.
Strengths
Experience in the final third could make Germany an unstoppable force in this year’s tournament. Popp and Huth have made more than 200 appearances for Germany between them and will prove very hard to stop once they get going.
Of Germany’s 23-woman squad, only four players play their domestic football outside of Germany. Eight players – including Popp and goalkeeper Merle Frohms – play for VfL Wolfsburg. To say this team should have a good understanding of each other’s game feels like an understatement. They have a strong bond and a sense of identity.
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Weaknesses
With experience comes age: Germany’s key players in attack, Popp and Huth, are both 32 nowadays and will need help from their younger teammates if they are to maintain a high level throughout the tournament.
The Germans didn’t come into their opening match of the World Cup in the hottest form. An embarrassing loss to Zambia in their final friendly before the competition was quickly put in the past, however, with that Morocco performance.
Germany predicted lineup
(4-3-3): Frohms (GK) — Kleinherne, Hendrich, Hegering, Rauch — Magull, Oberdorf, Lohmann — Huth, Popp, Buhl
Can Germany replace players on World Cup roster?
According to the official rules of the World Cup, players on the final squad can only be replaced in the event of a serious illness or injury up to 24 hours before the start of their teams first match.
The injury or illness needs to be assessed and judged by FIFA to be serious enough to prevent the player from taking part in the World Cup.
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