
Julian Brandt earned his sixth international cap in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw in the friendly against Denmark.
Joachim Löw brought on the 21 year-old after 67 minutes. Benny Henrichs and Bernd Leno did not play. Christian Eriksen gave Denmark the lead on 18 minutes with Joshua Kimmich levelling for Germany with an overhead kick on 88 minutes.
The Bayer 04 trio face San Marino in a World Cup qualifier at the weekend) before going on to play Australia (19 June), Chile (22 June) and Cameroon (25 June) in the Confed Cup.
Jonathan Tah is set to play for the Germany U21s at the European Championships in Poland with the group games against the Czech Republic (18 June), Denmark (21 June) and Italy (24 June). The squad under coach Stefan Kuntz will move into their HQ in Krakow on 14 June following an eight-day training camp in Grassau in Upper Bavaria starting on Thursday.
Wins for Chicharito, Mehmedi and Aránguiz
After Chicharito provided the first highlight with his record goal for Mexico – with 47 to his credit he has overtaken Jared Borgetti – it was the turn of Admir Mehmedi with Switzerland and Charles Aránguiz to be on the winning side. Mehmedi played the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 victory against Belarus. Xherdan Shaqiri scored the goal for Switzerland. Charles Aránguiz, playing for 'La Roja', featured in the convincing 3-0 win against Burkina Faso in a friendly. Aránguiz played for 45 minutes, the former Leverkusen midfielder Arturo Vidal netted twice with the third goal scored by Angelo Sagal.
Chicharito, who was rested for Mexico's 3-1 win against Ireland last Friday, can increase his tally of goals in the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Honduras (9 June) and the USA (12 June). After that, Mexico and Chicha face Portugal (18 June), New Zealand (21 June) and hosts Russia (24 June) in the Confed Cup.
Baumgartlinger and Dragovic with Austria
Julian Baumgartlinger and Aleksandar Dragovic are in the Austria squad for the World Cup qualifier on 11 June away to Ireland. Admir Mehmedi and Switzerland are also in World Cup qualification action against the Faroe Isles (9 June).
Joel Pohjanpalo, on the other hand, is set to play for Finland in a friendly against Liechtenstein (7 June) and the World Cup qualifier against Ukraine (11 June).
Charles Aránguiz is it likely to play a number of games for Chile. Ahead of the three matches in the Confed Cup against Cameroon (18 June), Germany (22 June) and Australia (25 June), the Bayer 04 holding midfielder could also feature in the two friendlies against Russia (9 June) and Romania (13 June).


Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04 Women's 0-2 loss at 1. FC Nürnberg on Matchday 8 of the 2026/27 Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga.
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The Werkself still have a score to settle with TSG Hoffenheim: Bayer 04 lost both matches against the Kraichgau side last term – after the Black and Reds had won all the previous five encounters. Leverkusen are currently on a roll and looking to kick off a new winning streak against TSG in Sinsheim on Sunday 25 October (kick-off: 15:30 CET), and Patrik Schick is keen to continue his current run of form. However, it will not be easy, as coach Christian Ilzer’s team have also gained confidence recently. Today’s matchday news.
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A look at the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga table ahead of the Werkself's clash at 1. FC Nürnberg leaves little discussion: Bayer 04 Women go into Sunday's meeting at the Max-Morlock-Stadion (16:00 CEST) as clear favourites. Coach Roberto Pätzold explains what's needed for the fourth-placed team against the second-from-bottom in order to make it four wins from four away matches this season.
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Bayer 04 march on! On the Greek holiday island of Crete, the Werkself made it three wins from three games in the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League league phase against Greek Cup winners OFI Crete. Carles Martínez's side put on an attacking display with a total of 33 attempts, while one player in particular stood out with a brace. At the same time, they kept another clean sheet in Europe. All the reaction and analysis of the 2-0 victory in the Werkself Review.
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