Last test before the start of the World Cup: who will broadcast Oman against Germany?

In the evening, Hansi Flick has one last opportunity to gather insights for the World Cup under competitive conditions.

Last test before the start of the World Cup: who will broadcast Oman against Germany?

In the evening, Hansi Flick has one last opportunity to gather insights for the World Cup under competitive conditions. It is still unclear which staff the national coach will audition for in the test match against Oman. RTL broadcasts the last test of the DFB-Elf.

National coach Hansi Flick only has one friendly before the start of the World Cup in Qatar to get his final squad of 26 men used to the difficult external conditions in the Gulf region under competitive conditions. In the evening, the four-time world champion will test against Oman in its capital, Muscat. Flick has been preparing for the World Cup there with the DFB entourage since Monday evening. It is important to cope with the climate change from the German autumn to the challenging desert weather during the day and the time change of plus three hours as quickly as possible. "It's good to be there beforehand. That was important to us," said Flick. RTL shows the game LIVE on free TV from 6 p.m., the game is streamed on RTL. The transmission with moderator Laura Papendick and expert Lothar Matthäus begins at 5 p.m. The game will be commented on by Marco Hagemann and Steffen Freund.

As 75th in the world rankings, Oman is not a serious sparring partner for the German national team, but Flick still has to clarify numerous questions for himself - even if the starting eleven of the test match will not allow any conclusions to be drawn about the national coach's plans for the group phase. "This World Cup has different standards in terms of preparation," said Flick, given the timing of the tournament in the middle of the season. "Who still needs minutes of play? Who needs a break?" These questions occupied the coaching team. "The plan will be that we rest one or the other," revealed Flick.

The ailing Thomas Müller and Antonio Rüdiger, who are due to start training on Saturday in Qatar, will definitely be missing. Flick left it open whether Mario Götze will play for Germany again in Oman after a five-year break. However, two attackers are likely to make their debut for the national team: Both Niclas Füllkrug and Youssoufa Moukoko were called up to the World Cup squad without any international caps. In the starting eleven, however, neither of the two will appear in the striker. Kai Havertz or Serge Gnabry would be the more likely options. In the 994th international match in the history of the DFB, the two nations meet for only the second time: On February 18, 1998, Jürgen Kohler and Jörg Heinrich met in a less than brilliant 2-0 work victory.

If 17-year-old Moukoko were to play his first international match against Oman, he would by no means be the youngest debutant in a DFB jersey: Moukoko will be celebrating his 18th birthday on Sunday, just in time for the opening match of the World Cup between Ecuador and Qatar. The youngest DFB debutant will probably always be Willy Baumgärtner, who was 17 years and 104 days old against Switzerland in 1908. Honorary captain Uwe Seeler played against France in 1954 at the age of 17 years and 345 days.

Meanwhile, the importance of the game should not be underestimated: "We only have one more test game. It will be important that we also get security," said captain Manuel Neuer, who seems ready for his fourth World Cup tournament after his shoulder injury as number 1 in goal. Germany will start next Wednesday (2 p.m./ ARD and in the live ticker on ntv.de) against Japan in the controversial World Cup in Qatar.