Bender, who made it 2-0 from the penalty spot (38') as well as 4-1 (45+6'), netted her first goals for the U20s. The other Germany goals were scored by Marie Steiner (15’), Sophie Nachtigall (44’) and Cora Zicai (56’). Zdebel played her eighth U20 international fixture in front of a crowd of 1,971 at the El Techo Stadium in Bogota and it was the fourth cap for first-time goalscorer Bender.
"We played well today and deserved to win. Our aim was not to be influenced by the fiery approach of the Venezuelans and instead assert our game on the pitch. The girls did that very well, combined very well for large parts of the game and created lots of chances on goal," said Germany coach Kathrin Peter. "We are happy about the great opening win but we know very well that it's only the first step. Now it's about focusing on the second group match against Nigeria."
In Group D, Germany play Nigeria on Thursday, 5 September (midnight CEST). The final group game against South Korea is on Saturday, 7 September (22.00 CEST). That means Bender and Zdebel will be unavailable for the Werkself in the second round tie in the DFB Pokal away to Regional League Karlsruher SC on Sunday, 8 September (kick-off: 12.00 CEST).
If possible Round of 16 match will be played on 12 or 13 September, the quarter-finals follow on 15 and 16 September. The semi-final is set for 18th/19th September. After the third place play-off on 21 September, the new World Cup winners will be crowned on Sunday, 22 September (kick-off: 23.00 CEST). All games will be broadcast live on a free streaming service at FIFA+.
In their third friendly of this pre-season, Bayer 04 played on home soil for the first time – and won there too! The Werkself claimed a comfortable 4-0 victory against Belgian top-flight side KRC Genk at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion. Jeanuel Belocian (9’) and Nathan Tella (42’) gave a dominant Leverkusen a 2-0 lead at the break, which Afonso Moreira (51’) and Christian Kofane (53’) doubled after the break. Among the many second-half substitutions was Patrik Schick, who made his first friendly appearance of the summer.
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The Werkself are finally back. On Saturday 8 August, Bayer 04 kick off the 2026/27 campaign with their opening match. But there’s far more than just a double-header in store for Werkself supporters. True to the motto ‘One day. Two teams. One club’, the BayArena and the Ulrich Haberland Stadium will be transformed into a world of excitement.
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The Werkself continue their 2026/27 pre-season preparations with their third friendly against Belgian top-flight side KRC Genk at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion on Wednesday 29 July (kick-off 15:00 CEST). Werkself-TV is broadcasting the match live and in full in a stream from 14:50 CEST...
After the children from the Bayer 04 Football Academy grilled Janis Blaswich and Simeon Rapsch last week, another group of 20 young Werkself fans gathered at the BayArena press conference room on Tuesday afternoon, 28 July . This time, the kids directed their questions at Tim Oermann and Jonah Berghoff. Defender Oermann raved about his school days, whilst talented midfielder Berghoff revealed to the young footballers, amongst other things, who his favourite player is – and he is also at Bayer 04. To round things off, the pair naturally obliged with all requests for autographs and selfies.
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Bayer 04 are back on the pitch. Following the first training sessions, the Werkself play the first pre-season friendly on Saturday, July 18. The match against Oberliga club Sportfreunde Baumberg kicks off at 15:30 CEST in Monheim am Rhein. Fans unable to attend the match can watch head coach Carles Martínez’s first game in charge for free via a livestream at bayer04.de and on the Bayer 04 app, as well as on Werkself.tv (exclusively for members). Just log on and watch the games live. All the other Werkself preseason friendlies leading up to the 2026/27 season will also be streamed live for free.
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