Germany need a point at home to Slovakia to stop the visitors from leapfrogging them and claiming the direct qualification spot for the 2026 World Cup in the final match of both teams’ Group A campaign.
Die Mannschaft overcame a nervy first half to win 2-0 in Luxembourg on Friday courtesy of two goals by Newcastle striker Nick Woltemade.
On the same night, Slovakia had two goals disallowed before debutant substitute Tomas Bobcek scored their 91st-minute winner at home to Northern Ireland.
101GreatGoals.com has the full teams and starting line-ups from the international between Germany and Slovakia in 2026 World Cup qualifying.
Germany lineup vs Slovakia
Germany suffered a major blow on the eve of their game against Luxembourg when Joshua Kimmich suffered an ankle issues in training, but the captain returns after remaining an unused substitute in Gasperich.
Centre-back Nico Schlotterbeck also stayed on the bench but returns from injury as a starter this time.
Germany starting XI: Baumann, Kimmich, Schlotterbeck, Tah, Raum, Pavlovic, Goretzka; Sane, Wirtz, Gnabry, Woltemade
Germany substitutes: To follow
Slovakia lineup vs Luxembourg
Midfielders Mario Sauer and Ondrej Duda and forward Adrian Kapralik are out for Slovakia, but defender David Hancko returned against Luxembourg.
Hancko and David Strelec scored when Slovakia beat Germany 2-0 at home on September 4.
Lubomir Satka has a minor injury issue.
Slovakia starting XI: Dubravka, Gyomber, Skriniar, Obert, Hancko, Bero, Lobotka, Sauer, Duris, Strelec, Duda
Slovakia substitutes: To follow
How to watch Germany vs Slovakia: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Monday is at 19:45 GMT (14:45 ET / 11:45 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Amazon Prime PPV, which charges £2.49 for the game.
Germany squad vs Luxembourg, Slovakia
Goalkeepers: Noah Atubolu (Freiburg), Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim), Finn Dahmen (Augsburg), Alexander Nuebel (Stuttgart)
Defenders: Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck (both Dortmund), Ridle Baku (Leipzig), Nathaniel Brown (Frankfurt), David Raum (Leipzig), Jonathan Tah (Bayern Munich), Malick Thiaw (Newcastle)
Midfielders: Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlovic (all Bayern), Felix Nmecha (Dortmund)
Forwards: Karim Adeyemi (Dortmund), Jonathan Burkardt (Frankfurt), Said El Mala (Koln), Serge Gnabry (Bayern), Jamie Leweling (Stuttgart), Leroy Sane (Galatasaray), Kevin Schade (Brentford), Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), Nick Woltemade (Newcastle)
September 4: Slovakia 2-0 Germany
September 7: Germany 3-1 Northern Ireland
October 10: Germany 4-0 Luxembourg
October 13: Northern Ireland 0-1 Germany
November 14: Luxembourg 0-2 Germany
November 17: Germany vs Slovakia (19:45 GMT)
2026 World Cup playoffs dates
The top team from each of the 12 European Qualifier groups proceeds automatically to the finals, which will be expanded to 48 teams.
The 12 runners-up in each group will join four Nations League teams in the one-legged play-off ties, which will be drawn from pots based on teams’ records during the campaign.
The semi-finals will take place on March 26, followed by the finals on March 31 2026.
When is the draw for the 2026 World Cup playoffs?
The play-off draw will take place on Thursday, November 20 at 12:00 GMT (07:00 ET / 04:00 PT).
When is the draw for the 2026 World Cup finals?
The draw for the World Cup finals will take place on December 5 2025 at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, with the ceremony starting at 17:00 GMT (12:00 ET/ 09:00 PT).
The tournament runs from June 11 until July 19 2026.
