VfB Stuttgart drawn away to SC Paderborn in German Cup
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- VfB Stuttgart will travel to newly promoted SC Paderborn in the second round of the German Cup.
- The matches will take place on October 27 and 28.
- Other ties include Freiburg against Wolfsburg, Hoffenheim at Holstein Kiel, Karlsruhe at Borussia Mönchengladbach, and Sonnenhof Großaspach against Augsburg.
VfB Stuttgart’s route toward another German Cup final will take the club away to Bundesliga counterpart SC Paderborn in the second round.
The draw, held at the German Football Museum in Dortmund with former Germany international Bastian Schweinsteiger, sends the 2025 cup winner and last season’s finalist to the newly promoted side. The matches will be played on October 27 and 28.
SC Freiburg received a home tie against Bundesliga relegated side VfL Wolfsburg. TSG Hoffenheim will travel north to second-tier Holstein Kiel, while Karlsruher SC faces an away match at Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Third-division newcomers SG Sonnenhof Großaspach were guaranteed home advantage and will host FC Augsburg. Großaspach reached the second round by surprisingly beating second-tier Arminia Bielefeld 3-0 on penalties in the opening round.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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