Thanks to Florian Wirtz’s matching pair of goals and assists, Germany outlasted Switzerland in a dramatic 4-3 win during Friday’s friendly. Besides Joshua Kimmich’s bloodied face, Germany came away relatively unscathed. Julian Nagelsmann started the game with his preferred starting XI out of the available players but some of the substitutes, like Lennart Karl and Nick Woltemade, had standout performances.
After flying through CAF qualifying to earn a spot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Ghana just received a harsh reality check in a 5-1 win loss to Austria. Manager Otto Addo will want to see a better showing from the Black Stars in the last international break before heading to their World Cup base camp in Rhode Island.
Match Info
Location: MHP Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
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Date: Monday, March 30th, 2026
Time: 8:45pm local time (2:45pm EST)
TV/streaming: Fox Sports 1, ViX, Find Your Country
Odds: Germany (-550), Draw (+550), Ghana (+1100)
Team Info
Here is the predicted lineup, courtesy of BFW:
Lineup changes
IN: Nick Woltemade, Deniz Undav, Chris Führich, Alexander Nübel
OUT: Kai Havertz, Serge Gnabry, Angelo Stiller, Oliver Baumann
Three things to know about Germany
Germany has not lost a home match since November 2023, a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Türkiye
The last time Germany played Ghana, it was the 2014 World Cup and Miroslav Klose scored his 15th career goal in the tournament to match Brazil’s Ronaldo atop the all-time leaderboard
Germany has scored multiple goals in the last five home matches, dating back to a 1-0 win over Netherlands in October 2024
Three things to know about Ghana
Leading Scorer: Jordan Ayew, 7 goals
Form: DWWWL, 1st place (Group I, CAF World Cup Qualifying)
Prediction
Germany wins 4-0. Germany will focus on possession and controlling the pace to limit Ghana’s superior speed. Florian Wirtz will pick up where he left off last match, dropping a pair of elite assists to Nick Woltemade and Deniz Undav in the first half. In the second half, Lennart Karl will score his first international goal for Germany and Nico Schlotterbeck will score on a header from a set piece.
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