Julian Nagelsmann names Sunday warm up match team before Germany fly to USA

Written on Sunday, 31 May 2026
Jim Robertson

The Germany team v Finland has been named.

The final friendly before Julian Nagelsmann (pictured above) and his squad fly off to the USA.

This Sunday evening 7.45pm (UK time) kick-off match is to be played at the Mewa Arena in Mainz.

Germany Team: Baumann; Kimmich, Tah, Schlotterbeck, Brown; Nmecha, Pavlovic; Karl, Musiala, Wirtz; Undav

Nick Woltemade and Malick Thiaw are named amongst the subs.

Finland Team: Hradecky; Alho, Koski, Miettinen; Lod, Suhonen, Marhiev, Walta, Keskinen; Mahuta, Källman

Later tonight it is Brazil playing Panama and Bruno Guimaraes potentially playing in that World Cup warm up friendly.

The 2026 World Cup finals begin on Thursday 11 June and run through until the final on Sunday 19 July.

All of the World Cup warm up matches for the Newcastle United players called up are listed below, then their group games schedule at the finals.

The warm up friendlies and 2026 World Cup group games schedule for Newcastle United players:

Sunday 31 May
Germany v Finland (Nick Woltemade, Malick Thiaw) Friendly
Brazil v Panama (Bruno Guimaraes) Friendly

Monday 1 June
Norway v Sweden (Anthony Elanga) Friendly

Wednesday 3 June
DR Congo v Denmark (Yoane Wissa) Friendly at neutral venue, Liege

Thursday 4 June
Sweden v Greece (Anthony Elanga) Friendly

Saturday 6 June
England v New Zealand (Dan Burn, Tino Livramento…Anthony Gordon) Friendly at neutral venue, Tampa
Brazil v Egypt (Bruno Guimaraes) Friendly at neutral venue, Cleveland
USA v Germany (Nick Woltemade, Malick Thiaw) Friendly

Tuesday 9 June
DR Congo v Chile (Yoane Wissa) Friendly at neutral venue, La Linea de la Concepcion FR

Wednesday 10 June
England v Costa Rica (Dan Burn, Tino Livramento) Friendly at neutral venue, Orlando

Saturday 13 June
Morocco v Brazil (Bruno Guimaraes) World Cup group match 11pm BBC

Sunday 14 June
Curacao v Germany (Malick Thiaw, Nick Woltemade) World Cup group match 6pm ITV

Monday 15 June
Tunisia v Sweden (Anthony Elanga) World Cup group match 3am ITV

Wednesday 17 June
Portugal v DR Congo (Yoane Wissa) World Cup group match 6pm BBC
Croatia v England (Dan Burn, Tino Livramento) World Cup group match 9pm ITV

Saturday 20 June
Haiti v Brazil (Bruno Guimaraes) World Cup group match 1.30am ITV
Ivory Coast v Germany (Malick Thiaw, Nick Woltemade) World Cup group match 9pm ITV
Netherlands v Sweden (Anthony Elanga) World Cup group match 6pm BBC

Tuesday 23 June
Ghana v England (Dan Burn, Tino Livramento) World Cup group match 9pm BBC

Wednesday 24 June
Scotland v Brazil (Bruno Guimaraes) World Cup group match 11pm BBC
Colombia v DR Congo (Yoane Wissa) World Cup group match 3am ITV

Thursday 25 June
Ecuador v Germany (Malick Thiaw, Nick Woltemade) World Cup group match 9pm BBC

Friday 26 June
Japan v Sweden (Anthony Elanga) World Cup group match 12am BBC

Saturday 27 June
Panama v England (Dan Burn, Tino Livramento) World Cup group match 10pm ITV

Sunday 28 June
Uzbekistan v DR Congo (Yoane Wissa) World Cup group match 12.30am BBC

Source