The German national team was completed with the addition of all 24 players, including Ridley Baku, who was summoned at the last minute to the team's camp in Hutsogenaurach, near the city of Nuremberg, in preparation for two matches in the group stage of the European Nations League.
On Sunday, Jurgen Klopp summoned Ridley Paco, Leipzig's right-back, to replace Borussia Dortmund player Waldemar Anton, who was excluded due to suffering from a muscle injury.
The German Football Association announced the arrival of all 24 players to the camp to begin training, in preparation for facing Serbia in Belgrade on Friday, then hosting the Netherlands, the leaders in Berlin, three days later.
The German camp was joined by Niklas Volkrug, a Werder Bremen striker returning to the national team, and the promising talent Wael Mohaya (17 years old), a Borussia Mönchengladbach player, who is of Moroccan origin and was wanted by the “Atlas Lions.”
Germany's main goalkeeper, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, is 34 years old, twice as old as Mohaya.
Klopp hopes to lead the German national team to qualify for the quarter-finals of the European Nations League, which will be held in March 2027, to make up for the disappointment in the 2026 World Cup.
The German team currently ranked third in its group must occupy one of the first or second places in the second group of the first level, in order to qualify for the quarter-finals.
The Netherlands and Greece lead the group with 8 points each, and Germany comes behind them with 5 points after being content with a single win in the first four rounds.
American Alex Mikkelsen and Britain's Cameron Norrie qualified for the round of 16 in the men's singles competition of the Stockholm Open tennis tournament (250 points category), which is held on hard courts inside an indoor hall.
Mikkelsen qualified by defeating German Jannick Hanfmann, 6-2, 6-3, while Nouri defeated Australian James Duckworth, 7-5, 6-0, in the Round of 32, on Monday.
In a third match, Croatian Borna Gojo defeated Czech Tomas Makhač with a score of 6-3, 6-4.
Nouri is awaiting a strong confrontation against American Taylor Fritz, who is participating in the Stockholm Championship for the first time, while Mikkelsen will play against Argentine Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
Fritz and Nouri are preparing for their 15th confrontation in various tennis tournaments, and the first in two years, noting that the American star prevails 8-6 in direct confrontations between them.
The total prize money for the Stockholm Tennis Championship is 723,435 euros.
England coach Thomas Tuchel summoned Dan Byrne to join the squad after excluding Mark Guehi, in preparation for two matches in the European Nations League.
The England national team, led by Tuchel, will conclude its campaign in 2026 by facing Croatia, on Thursday, at Wembley Stadium, and three days later will be a guest of Spain.
Manchester City defender Guehi participated in the last 15 matches for the England national team, but he will miss the next two matches due to a thigh injury, forcing the technical staff to summon Newcastle defender Dan Byrne, who will join the England national team for the first time since last summer.
The English Football Association announced in an official statement: “Dan Byrne will join the roster after Jehi was ruled out due to injury,” adding: “The Newcastle defender, who played 11 international matches, will join the rest of the national team’s players in their camp at the Tottenham Hotspur training center on Monday.”
Mark Guehi will remain with his club to complete the treatment program, noting that he was substituted between halftime of the match between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest, on Saturday.
