Bilal El Khannouss set up both goals as Morocco made a winning start to their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Group A campaign with a 2-0 win over Gabon on Friday 25 September. Leo Sauer also tasted victory with Slovakia, who kicked off their UEFA Nations League group with a 2-0 success against Moldova on Saturday 26 September. Slovakia find themselves in League C, Group 3.
Jeltsch and Mittelstädt training with Germany
The second half of Jürgen Klopp’s inaugural Germany squad includes two VfB players in Finn Jeltsch and Maximilian Mittelstädt. The duo are preparing for Nations League action against Serbia in Munich (Thursday 1 October, 20:45 CEST) and against Greece in Thessaloniki (Sunday 4 October, 20:45 CEST).
Nartey in line for second cap
Denmark called up Nikolas Nartey to their squad on Monday afternoon ahead of their Nations League clashes with Portugal (1 October, 20:45 CEST) and Wales (4 October, 20:45 CEST).
Ermedin Demirovic’s Bosnia and Herzegovina, meanwhile, sit on four points after two Nations League matches. In their opener on Friday 25 September – a goalless draw away to Poland – the VfB striker was in the starting XI and played the full 90 minutes. On Monday, he entered the fray in the 62nd minute of a 4-2 win over Romania. Next up is a top-of-the-table clash in League B, Group 4 against current leaders Sweden on Friday 2 October (20:45 CEST).
| Josha Vagnoman / Germany | 24 September 2026, 20:45 CEST, UEFA Nations League: Netherlands - Germany 1-1 (unused substitute) 27 September 2026, 20:45 CEST, UEFA Nations League: Germany - Greece 0-1 (played 90 minutes) |
| Chris Führich / Germany | 24 September 2026, 20:45 CEST, UEFA Nations League: Netherlands - Germany 1-1 (coming on in the 64th minute) 27 September 2026, 20:45 CEST, UEFA Nations League: Germany - Greece (unused substitute) |
| Finn Jeltsch / Germany | 1 October 2026, 20:45 CEST, UEFA Nations League: Germany - Serbia 4 October 2026, 20:45 CEST, UEFA Nations League: Greece - Germany |
| Maximilian Mittelstädt / Germany | 1 October 2026, 20:45 CEST, UEFA Nations League: Germany - Serbia 4 October 2026, 20:45 CEST, UEFA Nations League: Greece - Germany |
| Leo Sauer / Slovakia | 26 September 2026, 20:45 CEST, UEFA Nations League: Slovakia - Moldova 2-0 (on from the 63rd minute) 29 September 2026; 20:45 CEST, UEFA Nations League: Slovakia - Kazakhstan 2 October 2026, 20:45 CEST, UEFA Nations League: Faroe Oslands - Slovakia 6 October 2026: 20:45 CEST, UEFA Nations League: Moldova - Slovakia |
| Bilal El Khannouss / Morocco | 25 September 2026, 21:00 CEST, AFCON Qualifiers: Morocco - Gabon 2-0 (coming on in the 76th minute, 1 assist) 29 September 2026, 15:00 CEST, AFCON Qualifiers: Lesotho - Morocco 4 October 2026, 19:00 (local time), Friendly: Morocco - Ghana |
| Ermedin Demirovic / Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25 September 2026, 20:45 CEST, UEFA Nations League: Poland - Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-0 (played 78th minutes) 28 September 2026, 20:45 CEST, UEFA Nations League: Romania - Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-4 (came on in the 63rd minute) 2 October 2026, 20:45 CEST, UEFA Nations League: Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sweden 5 October 2026, 20:45 CEST, UEFA Nations League: Bosnia and Herzegovina - Poland |
| Yanik Spalt / U21 Austria | 2 October 2026, 18:00 CEST, U21 EURO, Qualifying round: Austria - Denmark 6 October 2026, 18:30 CEST, U21 EURO, Qualifying round: Wales - Austria |
| Dzenan Pejconovic / U21 Germany | 26 September 2026, 18:00 CEST, U21 EURO, Qualifying round: Latvia - Germany 0-4 (played the full 90 minutes) 30 September 2026, 19:00 CEST, U21 EURO, Qualifying round: Malta - Germany 6 October 2026, 18:00 CEST, U21 EURO, Qualifying round: Germany - Georgia |
| Nikolas Nartey / Denmark | 1 October 2026; 20:45 CEST, UEFA Nations League: Denmark - Portugal 4 October 2026: 20:45 CEST, UEFA Nations League: Wales - Denmark |
