Germany against France: Fight for important World Cup points in Stuttgart!

Germany against France: Fight for important World Cup points in Stuttgart!

On Sunday, June 8, 2025, the German national team competes against France in the game for 3rd place in the Nations League. The kick-off takes place at 3 p.m. in the MHP-Arena in Stuttgart. The German eleven, which is currently on the 10th place in the FIFA world rankings, has the opportunity to secure important points with a win. This would be crucial to protect the chances of a place in the first lottery pot at the 2026 World Cup draw.

The possible list for the German team comprises Ter Stegen in the goal, a series of defense with Kimmich, Tah, Koch and Mittelstädt, while Groß and Goretzka act in midfield. On the offensive, Sané, Wirtz, Füllkrug and Undav could provide goals. On the other hand, the French team, led by Chevalier in the goal and prominent players such as Mbappé and Kolo Muani.

meaning for the world rankings

A victory against the French is of great importance for the German team. National coach Julian Nagelsmann emphasizes that this game not only goes around the 3rd place, but also about improving the position in the world rankings. Germany currently has 1716.98 points and is pursuing Italy, which is on the 9th place with 1718.31 points. Only the nine best teams are set as group heads at the 2026 World Cup draw, which puts Germany under pressure in order not to land in a heavy group.

For deciding on the world rankings, it is important that Germany is successful in the upcoming games of the World Cup qualification. The next games will take place on September 4th against Slovakia and on September 7 against Northern Ireland. Before that, Germany has to win the game against France in order to be optimally positioned in the ongoing qualification.

WM 2026: An extended tournament

The World Cup 2026 will be an extended tournament with 48 teams, distributed over twelve groups of four teams each. In Europe, the group winners qualify directly for the World Cup, while the table runners -up in playoffs are fighting for participation. The final placement in the world rankings after the last qualifying games in autumn will be crucial. National coach Nagelsmann has declared the goal of winning the title at the 2026 World Cup.

Special attention is also on the points that Germany could win for a win in the semi -finals against Portugal. A triumph would bring 13.29 points, which could help Germany to move to the 9th place and thus in Lost pot 1. The struggle for the best places will be exciting, especially because the international matches are decisive for the finishing touches at the end of 2025.

For more information on the current developments and the upcoming games, the articles from Ruhr24 , Sportschau and Fussball-wm.Pro .