Germany travel to Slovakia to begin their World Cup qualifying campaign, with Luckster offering best odds of 1/2 for a Germany win. Slovakia's form has dipped in 2024, failing to secure promotion in March, losing 1-0 to Israel, and scoring only once in their last four matches. Martin Dubravka will start in goal and David Hancko and Milan Skriniar form the central defensive partnership. Germany exited the Nations League on June 8 after a 2-0 loss to France and have suffered back-to-back competitive defeats, leaving Julian Nagelsmann's side in need of a response.
Starting with the hosts, while Slovakia might have gained plenty of plaudits last year as they embarked on an eye-catching Nations League group stage flurry, Francesco Calzona's men have largely come crashing back down to earth so far this calendar year. Missing out on the chance to book a League B spot back on March 23rd as they eventually fell to a 1-0 aggregate defeat against Slovenia, the Blues will be bracing themselves for a heavyweight challenge here.
Slovakia Team News Making a summer switch to Premier League returners Burnley, former Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka will start between the sticks on Thursday night and will earn a 54th international cap. Starting in each of Atletico Madrid's first three La Liga appearances this season, David Hancko will start at the heart of Slovakia's defence in midweek. Making his move to Fenerbahce a permanent one last month, Milan Skriniar will partner Hancko at the back.
As for the visitors, while Germany might have stormed their way to a Nations League knockout stage ticket last year, Julian Nagelsmann's superstar squad find themselves in an almost identical position to Thursday's opponents. Watching their Nations League adventure come to an end back on June 8th as they fell to a routine 2-0 defeat against historic rivals France, the former Bayern Munich boss is desperately seeking an essential boost.
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