National team
Special rule helps Nagelsmann: World Cup pot 1
Finally, it looked as if the DFB team had to fear a top opponent at the World Cup early. A rule that has not yet been respected changes the situation. The Juni defeats do not count.
Julian Nagelsmann gives hope a passage in the small print of the complicated rules for the FIFA world rankings. When the next edition of the ranking important for the World Cup group draw on Thursday (July 10) will appear, the German national football team will be better in a duel with Italy despite the two defeats at the final Four of the Nations League against Portugal (1: 2) and France (0: 2).
The background: Defeats at tournament finals do not lead to a point deduction in the world rankings, as in other competitions or test games. As FIFA confirmed, the final tournament of the UEFA competition also includes this category recorded in the “additional conditions” of the set of rules. The German national team keeps every 1716.98 points from the previously valid classification.
Since Italy (previously 1718.31 points) loses the world rankings in the world rankings for Nagelsmann’s team due to its defeat in the World Cup qualification in June in Norway (0: 3).
No duel against Argentina or Spain
This rank is important because the best nine teams of the ranking end up in the draw of the World Cup groups together with the three hosts Mexico, USA and Canada in the pot of the best teams. The DFB team would not threaten a preliminary round duel against a top team like Argentina, Spain or France. Nagelsmann had recently pointed out the importance of the first lottery pot.
Ultimately, the issue of the world rankings after completing the World Cup qualification in November is decisive. Since the DFB-Elf will hardly lose points in the two games previously up to date against Slovakia, Northern Ireland and Luxembourg and competitor Italy against Norway, Israel, Estonia and Moldova has little chance of many plus points, a big step to pot of one in the July edition would be made.
The draw is expected to take place at the beginning of December, as a place Las Vegas is under discussion. The World Cup finals will take place for the first time with 48 teams from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
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Source: Stern
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