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Professionals 8. June 2026

Germany win World Cup dress rehearsal

All three VfB outfield players in the Germany squad got to feature in the 2-1 win over World Cup hosts USA.

With Angelo Stiller, Deniz Undav, Jamie Leweling and Alexander Nübel in the squad, Germany rounded off their preparations for the forthcoming World Cup in Canada, Mexico and USA with a 2-1 win on Saturday evening over America. Undav (in the 61st minute), Leweling (72nd minute) and Stiller (80th minute) all came on in the second half at Soldier Field in Chicago.

Demirovic with the armband

Both Bosnia & Herzegovina and Switzerland also played their final World Cup warm-ups on Saturday evening. Ermedin Demirovic was captain for the former in their 1-1 draw with Panama, playing all but the last few minutes of time added on. Luca Jaquez meanwhile was an unused substitute in Switzerland’s 1-1 draw with Australia.

Arèvalo in the starting line-up

Jeremy Arévalo was a starter on Sunday evening in Ecuador’s 3-0 win over Guatemala, making way in the 74th minute of the match in Columbus.

Bilal El Khannouss’s Morocco were another team involved in a 1-1 draw. He came on in the 64th minute of the friendly in Harrisson against Norway. 

All international matches with VfB involvement
Alexander Nübel / Germany Friendlies
31 May 2026, 20:45 CEST: Germany - Finland (Mainz) | 4-0 (unused substitute)
6 June 2026, 20:30 CEST: USA – Germany (Chigago, USA) | 1-2 (unused substitute)

World Cup | Group stage
14 June 2026, 19:00 CEST: Germany – Curacao (Houston, USA)
20 June 2026, 22:00 CEST: Germany – Côte d'Ivoire (Toronto (Canada)
25 Juni 2026, 22:00 CEST: Ecuador – Germany (New York (USA)
Angelo Stiller / Germany Friendlies
31 May 2026, 20:45 CEST: Germany - Finland (Mainz) | 4-0 (unused substitute)
6 June 2026, 20:30 CEST: USA – Germany (Chigago, USA) | 1-2 (10 minutes)

World Cup | Group stage
14 June 2026, 19:00 CEST: Germany – Curacao (Houston,USA)
20 June 2026, 22:00 CEST: Germany – Côte d'Ivoire (Toronto, Canada)
25 Juni 2026, 22:00 CEST: Ecuador – Germany New York (USA)
Jamie Leweling / Germany Friendlies
31 May 2026, 20:45 CEST: Germany - Finland (Mainz) | 4-0 (unused substitute)
6 June 2026, 20:30 CEST: USA – Germany (Chigago, USA) | 1-2 (18 minutes)

World Cup | Group stage
14 June 2026, 19:00 CEST: Germany – Curacao (Houston, USA)
20 June 2026, 22:00 CEST: Germany – Côte d'Ivoire (Toronto, Canada)
25 Juni 2026, 22:00 CEST: Ecuador – Germany (New York, USA)
Deniz Undav / Germany Friendlies
31 May 2026, 20:45 CEST: Germany - Finland (Mainz) | 4-0 (61 minutes, 2 goals, 1 assist)
6 June 2026, 20:30 CEST: USA – Germany (Chigago, USA) | 1-2 (29 minutes)

World Cup | Group stage
14 June 2026, 19:00 CEST: Germany – Curacao (Houston, USA)
20 June 2026, 22:00 CEST: Germany – Côte d'Ivoire (Toronto, Canada)
25 Juni 2026, 22:00 CEST: Ecuador – Germany (New York, USA)
Ermedin Demirovic / Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendlies
29 May 2026, 20:30 CEST: Bosnia and Herzegovina – North Macedonia (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) | 0-0 (45 minutes)
06 June 2026, 21:00 CEST: Panama – Bosnia and Herzegovina (iSt. Louis, USA) | 1-1 (91 minutes)

World Cup | Group stage
12 June 2026, 21:00 CEST: Canada – Bosnia and Herzegovina (Toronto, Canada)
18 June 2026, 21:00 CEST: Switzerland – Bosnia and Herzegovina (Los Angeles, USA)
24 June 2026, 21:00 CEST: Bosnia and Herzegovina – Katar (Seattle, USA)

Bilal El Khannouss / Morocco Friendly
2 June 2026, 19:00 CEST: Morocco - Madagascar (Rabat, Morocco) 4-0 (45 minutes, 1 assist)
7 June 2026, 21:00 CEST: Morocco – Norway (Harrison, USA) | 1-1 (26 minutes)

World Cup | Group stage
14 June 2026, 00:00 CEST: Brazil – Morocco (New Jersey, USA)
20 June 2026, 00:00 CEST: Scotland – Morocco Massachusetts (USA)
25 June 2026, 00:00 CEST: Morocco – Haiti (Atlanta, USA),

Luca Jaquez / Switzerland Friendlies
31 May 2026, 15:00 CEST: Switzerland – Jordan (St. Gallen, Szwitzerland) | (4-1, 45 minutes)
6 Juni 2026, 21:00 CEST: Switzerland – Australia (San Diego, USA) | 1-1 (unused substitute)

World Cup | Group stage
13 June 2026, 21:00 CEST: Qatar – Switzerland Santa Clara (USA)
18 June 2026, 21:00 CEST: Switzerland – Bosnia and Herzegovina Los Angeles (USA)
24 June 2026, 21:00 CEST: Switzerland – Canada (Vancouver, Canada)

Jeremy Arévalo / Ecuador Friendlies
31 May 2026, 01:30 CEST: Ecuador – Saudi Arabia (Harrison, USA) | (2-1, unused substitute)
7 June 2026, 22:00 CEST: Ecuador – Guatemala (Columbus, USA) | 3-0 (74 minutes)

World Cup | Group stage
15 June 2026, 01:00 CEST: Côte d'Ivoire – Ecuador (Philadelphia, USA)
21 June 2026, 02:00 CEST: Ecuador – Curacao (Kansas City, USA)
25 June 2026, 22:00 CEST: Ecuador – Germany (New York, USA)