When will Germany play again and against whom is the next Germany international match in 2026?
Here you will find all the information about the upcoming DFB dates in 2026 as well as when and where the next DFB international match in 2026 will take place – with date, time, location, broadcast and opponent.
DFB fixtures and fixtures 2026: When will Germany play?
When is the next Germany international match?
The next Germany international match will take place in 2026 against the Ivory Coast.
Germany – Côte d’Ivoire will be played in Stuttgart on 30 March 2026. Kick-off is at 20:45 CET.
It is still open who will broadcast the next DFB international match on TV. ARD, ZDF and RTL will share the rights.
Next Germany international match on TV
When will Germany play again?
After the World Cup 2026 group draw on December 5, the German national team knows its group opponents at the 2026 World Cup. The date for the next Germany international match in 2026 is also already known.
On 30 March, Germany will face the Ivory Coast at home in Stuttgart. The Africans, like the DFB selection, are participants in the circle of the 2026 World Cup.
In this international period, the play-offs of the World Cup qualifiers will also take place between 23 and 31 March.
In the Africa World Cup qualifiers, the Ivory Coast secured their ticket to the World Cup as the first in Group F – one point ahead of Gabon.
The German national team has only met the Ivory Coast once so far. The friendly international match on 18 November 2009 in Gelsenkirchen ended 2-2.
The broadcast for the next Germany game on TV will be either on ARD, ZDF or RTL. This trio shares the TV rights for the DFB international matches.
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Next Germany international match on 31 May
The next DFB international match in 2026 and at the same time the second test match with a view to the 2026 World Cup will not take place again until the end of May.
On 31 May (kick-off: 20:45 CEST), the German national team will face Finland in Mainz.
While Germany qualified for the XXL World Championship with many innovations and special features, the Finns did not make it to the World Cup. In a group with the Netherlands and Poland, they only finished third.
Germany have played Finland a total of 23 times. The DFB team has won 16 games, most recently 2-0 on 31 August 2016 in World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger’s farewell match in Mönchengladbach.
Where the next Germany international match in 2026 will be broadcast on TV is still open. ARD, ZDF or RTL are eligible for this.
What does the World Cup schedule look like?
After the two test matches in March against the Ivory Coast in Stuttgart and on May 31 in Mainz against Finland, things are getting really serious for the German national team with a view to the 2026 World Cup.
In any case, the World Cup schedule looks like this: From June 1 to June 9, the intensive World Cup preparation will begin. Whether there will be another DFB international match for testing after the Finland test is currently still open.
The date for the nomination of the World Cup squad is also not yet known.
