Germany vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina lineup, predicted starting 11, confirmed team news: Wirtz ill, debut for Ortega?

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Germany can confirm their status as UEFA Nations League Group A3 winners when they face Bosnia & Herzegovina in Freiburg on Saturday.

Julian Nagelsmann’s side are unbeaten with 10 points from their four matches so far, including a 2-1 win over these opponents in the previous international break. They have already secured a place in the knockout phase.

Bosnia and Herzegovina have endured a torrid time in the top division and have a single point to their name. Sergej Barbarez’s men could still put themselves in quarter-final contention with wins over Germany and Holland, but they face the likely reality of relegation.

Sporting News looks at the latest team news and predicted line-ups for this Nations League clash.

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Germany vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina lineups, predicted starting 11, team news

Denis Undav scored both goals in Germany’s recent win over Bosnia-Herzegovina, but he misses out this time through injury, while Stuttgart team-mate Angelo Stiller has pulled out with a muscle problem.

Manchester City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega could make a debut in goal after receiving his maiden call-up at the age of 32. About Ortega or Oliver Baumann get nod Nico Schlotterbeck won’t be part of the backline protecting them as he serves a ban.

Florian Wirtz will be evaluated prior to kickoff after suffering an illness.

Germany (4-2-3-1, right to left): Baumann (GK) – Kimmich, Rudiger, Tah, Mittelstadt – Andrich, Pavlovic – Sane, Musiala, Gnabry – Havertz

Damaged: Stiller, Undav
Suspended: Schlotterbeck

Full squad:

Goalkeepers: Oliver Baumann, Alexander Nubel, Stefan Ortega

Defenders: Antonio Rudiger, Jonathan Tah, Joshua Kimmich, Nico Schlotterbeck, Maximilian Mittelstadt, Robin Gosens, Benjamin Henrichs, Robin Koch

Midfielders: Pascal Gross, Robert Andrich, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Florian Wirtz, Chris Fuhrich, Felix Nmecha

Extenders: Tim Kleindienst, Kai Havertz, Leory Sane, Serge Gnabry, Jamal Musiala

Like Schlotterbeck, Bosnia’s defender Nikola Katic have collected too many yellow cards to be involved in this one, while the back line has been further compromised by Sead Kolasinac withdraw due to injury.

Nihad Mujakic and Tarik Muharemovic are opportunities to strengthen the defense while evergreen attacks Edin Dzeko is ready to lead the line and is in fine form with 11 goals in 19 games for Fenerbahce this term.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (3-5-2, right to left): Vasilj (GK) — Mujakic, Bicakcic, Barisic — Gazibegovic, Tahirovic, Hajradinovic, Huseinbasic, Dedic — Dzeko, Demirovic

Damaged: Kolasinac
Suspended: Katic

Full squad:

Goalkeepers: Nikola Vasilj, Osman Hadzikic, Martin Zlomislic

Defenders: Ermin Bicakcic, Jusuf Gazibegovic, Amar Dedic, Adrian Barisic, Nikola Katic, Nihad Mujakic, Taril Muharemovic, Nail Omerovic, Nidal Celik

Midfielders: Haris Hajradinovic, Benjamin Tahirovic, Dzenis Burnic, Armin Gigovic, Denis Huseinbasic, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Ivan Basic, Ifet Dakovac, Ivan Sunjic

Extenders: Edin Dzeko, Ermedin Demirovic, Haris Tabakovic, Samed Bazdar, Luka Kulenovic

When does Germany vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina?

This UEFA Nations League match will take place at Europa Park Stadium in Freiburg, Germany and gets started Saturday 16 November 20.45 local time.

Here’s how that time translates across some of the major global territories:

Date Kickoff time
USA Sat 16 Nov 2:45 PM ET
Canada Sat 16 Nov 2:45 PM ET
Australia Sun 17 Nov 05:45 AEDT
Great Britain Sat 16 Nov 19:45 GMT
India Sun 17 Nov 12:15 PM IST

Germany vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina live stream, tv channel

Here’s how to watch this UEFA Nations League match across select areas of the world’s biggest regions:

Area TV Streaming
USA — FuboViX, Foxsports.com
Canada — DAZN
Great Britain — —
Australia — Optus Sports
India Sony TEN 2 Sony LIV, JioTV