FRANKFURT, Germany :Augsburg keeper Finn Dahmen earned his maiden Germany call-up on Wednesday for next month's 2026 World Cup qualifiers, with coach Julian Nagelsmann also naming fellow newcomers Nnamdi Collins and Paul Nebel.

Four-time world champions Germany will kick off their efforts to qualify for the tournament, co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, with a trip to Slovakia on September 4 before hosting Northern Ireland three days later in Cologne.

With Luxembourg also in Group A, Germany are the overwhelming favourites to advance.

The 27-year-old Dahmen got the nod, along with keepers Oliver Baumann and Alexander Nuebel, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen injured, Manuel Neuer retired and Bernd Leno having opted out of a reserve role when called up in October 2024.

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