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Germany World Cup 2026 team guide

Julian Nagelsmann will rely on a Bayern-based core, but individual class is in worryingly short supplyThis article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. The biggest World Cup in history starts on 11 June and there are more ways to follow it on the BBC than ever before.
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  • Julian Nagelsmann will rely on a Bayern-based core, but individual class is in worryingly short supplyThis article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who q... S1
  • The biggest World Cup in history starts on 11 June and there are more ways to follow it on the BBC than ever before. S2
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