Leroy Sane has been recalled and Saïd El Mala has been called up for the first time to Germany’s 25-man squad for November’s World Cup qualifiers, coach Julian Nagelsmann announced on Thursday.
El Mala, 19, was named despite playing just nine games in the Bundesliga. El Mala were promoted this summer by Cologne and scored four goals in the Bundesliga this season.
Newcastle defender Malick Thiaw was also recalled after a two-year absence, while Brentford striker Kevin Schade was appointed for the first time since 2024.
Four players – Robert Andrich, Robin Koch, Angelo Stiller and Maximilian Beier – were dropped from the October squad.
Former Manchester City and Bayern Munich winger Sane, who moved to Turkish side Galatasaray in the summer, last played for Germany in June.
Nagelsmann said Sane had “deserved his nomination with good performances in the Champions League and Super Lig.”
The 70-time national player has three goals and three assists in fourteen games for Galatasaray.
Germany is still missing several first-team players due to injury.
Forwards Kai Havertz, Jamal Musiala, Niclas Fuellkrug and Tim Kleindienst are out, while goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen and defender Antonio Rudiger are also on the sidelines.
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Premier League duo Florian Wirtz of Liverpool and Nick Woltemade of Newcastle will lead Germany’s attack.
Germany will take on Luxembourg on November 14, followed three days later by a crucial confrontation with Slovakia in Leipzig.
Two wins ensure that the Germans finish first in the group and qualify for the World Cup. If Germany misses out on first place, it will have to go through an additional qualifying phase in March.
Slovakia are level with Germany in Group A on nine points, with Nagelsmann’s side narrowly top the group on goal difference.
Slovakia beat Germany 2-0 at home in September and hosted Northern Ireland in their other World Cup qualifier.
German selection:
Goalkeepers: Noah Atubolu (Freiburg), Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim), Finn Dahmen (Augsburg), Alexander Nuebel (Stuttgart)
Defenders: Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund), Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig), Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), Aleksandar Pavlovic (Bayern Munich), David Raum (RB Leipzig), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Jonathan Tah (Bayern Munich), Malick Thiaw (Newcastle/ENG)
Midfielders/attackers: Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), Jonathan Burkardt (Eintracht Frankfurt), Said El Mala (Cologne), Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich), Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich), Jamie Leweling (Stuttgart), Leroy Sane (Galatasaray/TUR), Kevin Schade (Brentford/ENG), Florian Wirtz (Liverpool/ENG), Nick Woltemade (Newcastle/ENG)
Published on November 6, 2025
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