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Undav gets first World Cup start for Germany against Paraguay
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Undav gets first World Cup start for Germany against Paraguay

From CNA · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Germany's top scorer Deniz Undav will start his first World Cup match against Paraguay, replacing Jamal Musiala.
  • Nathaniel Brown returns to Germany's defense, while Paraguay's Miguel Almiron is back after a red card.
  • Both teams have made lineup changes due to injuries and suspensions for the Round of 32 match.

Germany's forward Deniz Undav earns his first World Cup start against Paraguay in the Round of 32 match. Undav, the team's leading scorer with three goals and two assists in the tournament, replaces Jamal Musiala in the lineup.

Nathaniel Brown is set to return to Germany's defense after recovering from a minor muscle injury that kept him out of their last group match against Ecuador. On the Paraguayan side, Miguel Almiron is available again after serving a suspension for a red card received during their group game against Turkey. Central defender Omar Alderete is sidelined due to an injury, leading to Junior Alonso stepping into the lineup.

The starting lineups for Germany include Manuel Neuer, Jonathan Tah, Joshua Kimmich, Antonio Ruediger, Nathaniel Brown, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Florian Wirtz, Leroy Sane, Felix Nmecha, Kai Havertz, and Deniz Undav. Paraguay's lineup features Orlando Gill, Junior Alonso, Juan Jose Caceres, Andres Cubas, Miguel Almiron, Jose Canale, Gustavo Gomez, Damian Bobadilla, Julio Enciso, Gabriel Avalos, and Matias Galarza.

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