The DFB have introduced that Eintracht Frankfurt defender Robin Koch has withdrawn from the squad forward of the October worldwide break.
Koch is fighting hip issues which he’s mentioned to have been coping with for some time and it has lastly obtained the higher of him after Frankfurt’s 3-3 draw with Bayern Munich on Sunday afternoon.
As an alternative of nominating a defender, head coach Julian Nagelsmann has known as up Brentford winger Kevin Schade. The 22-year-old final performed for Germany in March 2023 when he performed in Germany’s 4-1 loss to Japan.
That is the third participant to tug out of the Germany squad forward of this worldwide break. Jamal Musiala and Kai Havertz additionally pulled out of the squad over the weekend and Nagelsmann known as up Jamie Leweling and Jonathan Burkardt to the squad for the primary time.
Germany’s first sport of the break is towards Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo on Friday earlier than subsequent Monday they host the Netherlands in Munich.
GGFN | Jack Meenan
