Jürgen Klopp selects 44 players in two Germany squads for September-October Nations League window
On 17 September 2026 Jürgen Klopp named two Germany squads for the UEFA Nations League fixtures in the September-October international window, selecting 44 players split into two groups covering the four matches. The announcement is Klopp’s first set of selections since he succeeded Julian Nagelsmann after the World Cup.
Klopp, 59, included several uncapped or recently promoted names among his picks; the manager’s newcomers listed in the release were Yannick Keidel (SV Elversberg), Hennes Behrens (Augsburg), Max Rosenfelder (Freiburg) and Bambasé Conté (TSG Hoffenheim). The squads are organized as two groups, each covering two games, and Finn Dahmen (Augsburg) is the only player named in both the 24-man roster for the first pair of matches and the 20-man roster for the latter pair.
Germany have been drawn into Group B and will play four Nations League fixtures in the window: an away game against the Netherlands and three matches involving Greece and Serbia. The schedule given in the announcement lists the trip to Amsterdam for the Netherlands on September 24, a home match versus Greece on September 27, a home match against Serbia on October 1 and an away return to Greece on October 3.
The first 24-man group announced by Klopp includes goalkeepers Finn Dahmen (Augsburg), Alexander Nübel (Besiktas) and Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Ajax). Defenders named in that group were Hannes Behrens (Augsburg), Yann Aurel Bisseck (Inter), Nathaniel Brown (FC Bayern), Max Rosenfelder (Freiburg), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Jonathan Tah (FC Bayern), Philipp Treu (Freiburg) and Josha Vagnoman (Stuttgart). Midfield selections for the 24-man roster were Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), Bambasé Conté (Hoffenheim), Yannik Engelhardt (Freiburg), Chris Führich (Stuttgart), Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern), Lennart Karl (FC Bayern), Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern), Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern), Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), Kevin Schade (Brentford) and Anton Stach (Leeds United). Forwards named in that group were Younes Ebnoutalib (Eintracht Frankfurt) and Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
The second 20-man group lists goalkeepers Noah Atubolu (Freiburg), Finn Dahmen (Augsburg) and Jonas Urbig (FC Bayern). Defenders included Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund), Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig), Finn Jeltsch (Stuttgart), Maximilian Mittelstädt (Stuttgart), David Raum (RB Leipzig) and Malick Thiaw (Newcastle). Midfielders in the 20-man group are Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona), Mika Baur (Celtic), Tom Bischof (FC Bayern), Said El Mala (1. FC Köln), Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig), Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), Felix Keidel (Elversberg), Aleksandar Pavlovic (FC Bayern), Derry Scherhant (Freiburg) and Florian Wirtz (Liverpool). The forwards called up in that group are Jonathan Burkardt (Eintracht Frankfurt) and Nick Woltemade (Juventus).
Germany will open Klopp’s tenure on 24 September with the away fixture in Amsterdam against the Netherlands, followed by home matches on 27 September and 1 October and the away fixture in Greece on 3 October as listed in the squad announcement.