According to a poll, some three or four out of ten Germans do not believe that Julian Nagelsmann's team will become world champions. Meanwhile, the German foreign minister is visiting Mexico. Follow DW for more.

I’ve played in a World Cup and understand how the U.S. national team is preparing — and what matters most. There’s one more game until the Americans’ tournament is underway against Paraguay on June 12,

The core of the team is a well-known trio: Caicedo of Chelsea, Arsenal’s Hincapie and Paris Saint-Germain centre-back Willian Pacho. All three are aged 24 and graduated from Independiente del Valle’s academy. They personify the blend of technical quality and physicality which runs through the team.

Johann Wadephul said it was "no secret" Russia had stirred up sentiment against Germany over its support for Ukraine.

Can the USMNT finish their World Cup preparations with a positive display, and result, against Germany in Chicago?

As part of a special World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to fans of all 48 competing nations to capture their unique football culture

The memories of two successive World Cup group-stage exits weigh heavily on the Germany team before another attempt at restoring lost pride.

The Pentagon is expected to cancel a plan to send Tomahawk missiles to Germany partly because officials are concerned Russia will view it as an escalation, a startling reversal of a long-planned agreement with one of America’s biggest allies.