Slovakia welcome Germany for their first game of World Cup Qualification. The sides are competing in a group which also contains Northern Ireland and Luxembourg.

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• Germany reached the semi finals of the Nations League in the most recent edition of the tournament, being knocked out by eventual winners Portugal.

• Slovakia reached the knockout stages of the 2024 European Championships, losing at the death to England.

🔵 Slovakia can be stubborn

Slovakia sit 52nd in the FIFA World Rankings with their most notable moment in recent memory coming in the European Championships when they came within seconds of knocking out England and reaching the quarter finals, only for Jude Bellingham to pull off a spectacular overhead kick.

The best word to describe Slovakia’s approach is stubborn. They’ll try and sit as deep as they can and wait for moments where the game is stretched to try and exploit Germany in transition. 

Notable players for Slovakia include Lukas Haraslin who starred for Slovakia in the recent European Championships, Milan Skriniar who martials the backline, and Stanislav Lobotka who is the most experienced of the Slovakian squad in top level European football.

⚫ Germany developing under Nagelsmann

Germany reached the quarter finals of the last European Championships, being knocked out by eventual winners Spain. Julian Nagelsmann is still guiding this side through a small transitional period as they prepare to be a competitive force at the World Cup next year.

Germany reached the semi finals of the Nations League in their most recent international tournament and showed that they could go shoulder to shoulder with some of the best European sides in the world on that run. They were knocked out by Portugal who went on to lift the trophy.

Germany’s squad is littered with talent, and takes on a bit of a youthful feel under Nagelsmann. Players like Stiller and Woltemade probably wouldn’t even have been considered by previous Germany coaches.

📊 Slovakia v Germany H2H

The most recent meeting between these sides was back in 2016 with Germany running out 3-0 winners on that occasion.

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