Kroos criticises DFB stars while Klopp prepares the first squad

National team player Toni Kroos ended his football career in summer 2024 and now looks ahead to the upcoming nomination of the new national team coach Jürgen Klopp. In a few days the first DFB‑squad for the Nations‑League‑matches is to be set, with Kroos delivering a side‑remark against DFB‑stars.

Restart after early World Cup exit

The early World Cup exit has strongly disappointed the German football national team and required a restart. The discussion about squad composition has therefore been reignited. The disappointing early World Cup exit has reignited the discussion about squad composition.

Kroos‑brothers discuss wish players

Next Thursday the new national team coach Jürgen Klopp will present his first DFB‑squad for the Nations‑League‑matches against the Netherlands, Greece (home and away) and Serbia. The games take place as part of the Nations‑League phase, which is decisive for qualification for the European Championship.

Toni and Felix Kroos are also looking forward to the nomination. In the podcast "Einfach Mal Luppen" the brothers discuss which players, in their opinion, were not represented at the World Cup and give recommendations.

"We name three players that he nominates, and those players must not have been at the World Cup," said Felix Kroos. The challenge is to find three players who did not take part in the World Cup.

"I have written down three players who were not at the World Cup, namely Pavlovic, Wirtz and Musiala," he said with a laugh. He deliberately chose well‑known names to provoke the discussion.

With an eye on the actual nomination, Toni Kroos mentions Tom Bischof, Lennart Karl (both FC Bayern) and Saïd El Mala (1. FC Köln). All three candidates play in the Bundesliga and could complement Klopp's system.

Felix Kroos, on the other hand, suggests Yann Aurel Bisseck (Inter Milan), Kevin Schade (FC Brentford) and Grischa Prömel (VfB Stuttgart). Bisseck comes from the Italian Serie A, Schade from the English Premier League, Prömel from the German 2. Bundesliga.