Slovakia vs. Germany is the opening game for the German national team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers on Thursday, September 4, 2025.
Here you will find all the Slovakia – Germany TV information: time, broadcast, commentator, and also the starting position with betting odds.
Slovakia – Germany: TV broadcast & time
Broadcast & time: Who is showing Slovakia vs. Germany live on TV on September 4?
In Germany, the international matches of the German national soccer team can be found on the soccer TV program on ARD, ZDF, and RTL.
Germany’s opening match in the World Cup qualifiers on Thursday in Bratislava against Slovakia will be broadcast live on ARD at 8:45 p.m.
Slovakia vs. Germany live on ARD
- Start & time: The Slovakia – Germany TV broadcast on ARD begins on Thursday (September 4) at 8:15 p.m. In the 30 minutes leading up to kickoff at 8:45 p.m., there will be background reports, analyses, and interviews.
- Presentation, expert, commentator: Presenter Esther Sedlaczek will host the ARD broadcast of Germany’s international match in Slovakia. Bastian Schweinsteiger will be at her side as an expert. Philipp Sohmer will provide commentary on the match.
- Livestream: Slovakia vs. Germany will be streamed live on ARD Mediathek and sportschau.de.
The starting point
At first glance, the German national team’s recent results do not look particularly good. They have not won any of their last three games. After a 3-3 draw with Italy (Nations League quarter-final second leg), they suffered two defeats in the Nations League Final 4 tournament in the summer: 1-2 against Portugal and 0-2 against France in the match for third place.
However, Slovakia is clearly ranked below the European heavyweights, which is why a win at the start of World Cup qualifying is a must.
Especially since the Slovaks have not won four games in a row. After a 0-0 draw at home against Slovenia, they suffered three defeats in a row: 0-1 in Slovenia, 1-4 in Greece and, most recently, 0-1 in Israel in June.
Germany’s record against Slovakia looks very good, even though the last competitive matches were a long time ago: eight wins from eleven games. The last meeting in a competitive game dates back to 2016, when the DFB team won 3-0 in the Euro 2016 round of 16.
