Germany was in euphoria in the summer of 2024. Julian Nagelsmann had the nations rallying around an exciting team filled with a mix of legendary leaders such as Toni Kroos as well as young superstars in Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz. Unfortunately, that euphoria came to an early end as they were controversially eliminated by Spain in Stuttgart.
Now Stuttgart has the opportunity to redeem itself for Germany as Munich and Stuttgart have been named the official host cities for the Nations League Final Four should Germany advance past Italy in the quarterfinals during March.
On the other hand, Italy will host these matches if they advance past Germany in Turin. The DFB stated they want to keep the excitement around football continuing and what a great opportunity this will be for the nation. A very likely finals matchup could be Germany vs Spain and what a match that would be.
It is not yet said which stadium will host which matches, but presumably, Munich would host Germany vs the winner of Portugal and Denmark, while Stuttgart should receive the winner of Spain vs Netherlands against the winner of France vs Croatia. Munich would also likely host the finals, whereas Stuttgart would host the third-place game. However, none of this has been confirmed at the moment.
How important would a Nations League be for Germany? The team’s performance is as good as any nation at the moment, yet betting companies still see Germany as a slight outsider for the 2026 FIFA World Cup behind the main favorites of Brazil, France, Spain, and England. Germany seem determined for redemption and have their sights upon World Cup glory in 2026.
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