Germany announce provisional 28-player squad for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
The two-time World Cup winners will be led by captain Alexandra Popp. Find out who else made the team for tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
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Germany's manager Martina Voss-Tecklenburg has announced her provisional squad of 28 players for this year's FIFA Women's World Cup at a press conference on Wednesday (31 May) in Frankfurt.
Captain and star striker Alexandra Popp leads the team that is hoping to win its third world title at the prestigious football tournament in Australia and New Zealand (20 July - 20 August).
Voss-Tecklenburg called up 20 of the 23 players who lost to England in the final at the 2022 European Championships. The German head coach left out the two Bayern Munich stars Giulia Gwinn and Linda Dallmann who failed to recover from injuries in time to make the team.
Almuth Schult, also part of the squad at last year's EURO, is missing due to pregnancy.
"The expectations are huge," said Voss-Tecklenburg adding that not nominating Gwinn "was the hardest decision".
Germany were drawn in group H at the World Cup with Morocco, Colombia, and the Republic of Korea.
They will open their campaign on 24 Juli in Melbourne against Morocco before facing Colombia on July 30 in Sydney. The last match of the group stage will see them play the Republic of Korea in Brisbane on August 3.
Germany's provisional team list for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup:
Goalkeepers: Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea FC), Merle Frohms (VFL Wolfsburg), Stina Johannes (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ena Mahmutovic (Duisburg)
Defenders: Sara Doorsoun (Eintracht Frankfurt), Marina Hegering (VfL Wolfsburg), Kathrin Hendrich (VfL Wolfsburg), Sophia Kleinherne (Eintracht Frankfurt), Sarai Linder (1899 Hoffenheim), Sjoeke Nüsken (Eintracht Frankfurt), Felicitas Rauch (VfL Wolfsburg), Carolin Simon (Bayern Munich)
Midfielders: Sara Däbritz (Olympique Lyonnais), Chantal Hagel (1899 Hoffenheim), Svenja Huth (VfL Wolfsburg), Paulina Krumbiegel (1899 Hoffenheim), Lena Lattwein (VfL Wolfsburg), Melanie Leupolz (Chelsea FC), Lina Magull (Bayern Munich), Lena Oberdorf (VfL Wolfsburg)
Forwards: Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg), Nicole Anyomi (Eintracht Frankfurt), Jule Brand (VfL Wolfsburg), Klara Bühl (Bayern Munich), Laura Freigang (Eintracht Frankfurt), Lea Schüller (Bayern Munich), Tabea Waßmuth (VfL Wolfsburg), Sydney Lohmann (Bayern Munich).