Assan Ouedraogo, Julian Nagelsmann, Lennart Karl, Germany
11 June 2026
Assan Ouedraogo has been called into Germany’s World Cup squad after Lennart Karl suffered a severe thigh injury in final training. The RB Leipzig midfielder said Julian Nagelsmann’s call sparked an explosion of emotion during his holiday.
Ouedraogo was relaxing in Marbella when Nagelsmann contacted him, turning a break into a sudden World Cup opportunity. The change gives Germany a late midfield adjustment before their campaign begins against Curacao in Houston.