Anyone who sees what players the Germany team has available and how they recently performed in the big tournaments can hardly believe it. The squad is made up of world-class players without exception. At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, his path ended after the preliminary round. At Euro 2021 , the effort was enough to reach the round of 16, but with difficulty. We kindly put a blanket of silence over the Nations League games .

However, a major change after the European Championship gives Germany hope. The new national coach is Hansi Flick, who will succeed Joachim Löw. Flick's expectations are very simple, but brutal: he wants to lead the DFB team to the title at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and, two years later, make them champions of Euro 2024 in their own country.

Of all the World Cup 2022 teams, the German team was the first to qualify for the tournament. Only Qatar was already included in the teams for hosting the championship.

Germany's possible squad for the 2022 World Cup.

We now present the squad with which Germany could face the adventure for the fifth world title. We rely mainly on Flick's previous games as head coach and his time at FC Bayern. After all, he knows a large part of the players from the daily training sessions on those days.

A.rchers.

The German number 1 is captain Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern Munich). His first replacement is Marc-André ter Stegen (FC Barcelona). We assume that Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt) will go to the World Cup as number 3, but it could also be Bernd Leno (Arsenal FC).

D.efenses.

The right back of the German team is likely to be either Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) or Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig). The best chances to be in the left-back position are Italian legionnaire Robin Goshen (Inter Milan). Flick used Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) as the first alternative. He also found David Raum (TSG Hoffenheim) useful.

The central defense should consist of Antonio Rüdiger (FC Chelsea) and Niklas Süle (FC Bayern Munich). If Germany plays with a three-man chain, Matthias Ginter (Borussia Mönchengladbach) will most likely also find himself in central defence.

Besides Kehrer, Nico Schlotterbeck (SC Freiburg) is an alternative. If Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) wants to play in the World Cup, he will surely be there too.

Midfielders.

Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka (both FC Bayern Munich) recently formed the most defensive row of two in midfield under Flick. Because of the club's shared history with these players, you should also rely on them for the World Cup. The first alternatives are Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) and Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach).

Joshua Kimmich of Germany looks on during the UEFA Nations League League A Group 3 match between Germany and England at Borussia Park Stadium on June 14, 2022 in Moenchengladbach, Germany.

As a right winger, Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern) has featured in almost every match with Flick. Therefore, we also see him in the starting eleven. However, things get difficult when it comes to deciding between Thomas Müller (FC Bayern) and Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).

On the left wing, Kai Havertz (Chelsea FC) and Leroy Sané are fighting for a place in the team. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern) and Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) should also be nominated. Musiala is considered a suitable candidate for the offensive position. Wirtz could play centrally.

Attackers.

Timo Werner (Chelsea FC) has the best cards to play as a centre-forward. Flick also trusted young star Karim Adeyemi (RB Salzburg) many times in the European qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and he was able to convince. It remains to be seen if there will be more classic centre-forwards in Germany's squad for 2022 or if Flick relies on the aforementioned ones.

The talents of the German national team for Qatar 2022.

Germany brings some outstanding talent to the top event. Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala will only be 19 years old at the time of the tournament and both are considered strong candidates to win the award for the best young player at the 2022 World Cup .

This could also go for Adeyemi, who will only be 20 at the World Cup and plays as a centre-forward, where Germany doesn't have as many options as elsewhere in the team. But it remains to be seen how many minutes the young star manages to participate in the tournament.

Hansi Flick, DFB national coach, guarantee of success.

Flick was apparently not destined for a major coaching career. He worked for TSG Hoffenheim for five years when nobody knew who he was. In 2006 he became an assistant coach at RB Salzburg, but this was short-lived as Löw brought him to the DFB as an assistant, much to everyone's surprise.

However, from the beginning there were rumors that he was actually the architect of Germany's successes. Flick still did not believe in his coaching opportunity and left the national team in 2014 to work as a referee.

However, this was not his world at all. In 2019, he signed as assistant coach at FC Bayern and took over after Niko Kovac was fired. In the first year, he won all the titles he could.

When Joachim Löw decided to resign as coach of the German national team after Euro 2021, the DFB wanted to sign Hansi Flick as his successor. He accepted the offer and decided to leave FC Bayern. Flick let the German team play in a 4-2-3-1 in all games after the European Championship. He also preferred this system at Bayern.

What are the chances of winning the next world title?

Germany are in the comfortable position of having an excellent squad and no safe place in the starting line-up for the likes of Gündogan, Havertz, Müller or Sané.

That says it all: the potential for a fifth world title is absolute, and with Flick as manager, it could be done. In any case, Germany returns as one of the favorite teams for the 2022 World Cup.