Deniz Undav
Germany
Age
29
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Deniz Undav
Germany have named Deniz Undav in Julian Nagelsmann's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, the centre-forward making the cut. The VfB Stuttgart striker is 29 at kick-off and is valued at around EUR 22.00m, a clinical option through the middle. Germany were drawn in Group E alongside Curacao, the Ivory Coast and Ecuador. They open against Curacao at NRG Stadium in Houston on 14 June, then face the Ivory Coast at BMO Field in Toronto on 20 June before meeting Ecuador at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on 25 June. Germany reached the finals by winning UEFA Group A, qualifying on 17 November 2025. The group stage runs through June as Julian Nagelsmann's side look to reach the knockout rounds.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Minutes played
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Assists
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Playing Style
A sharp, mobile centre-forward and clinical finisher, Undav also drops in to link play as a second striker, a prolific late-blooming goalscorer. He stands 1.79 m and is two-footed, and has played 2,249 minutes this season. At 29 he is part of Julian Nagelsmann's plans for the 2026 group stage.
World Cup History
The 2026 finals mark Deniz Undav's first senior World Cup. The VfB Stuttgart striker arrives with 8 caps and 6 goals for Germany, a late-blooming scorer rewarded for a prolific club season up front.
National Team
Germany
Tier 2
£24m
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Goal Rush Impact
Germany's Goal Rush squad includes Undav, with Germany a Tier 2 side at £24m on the card. He has 8 caps and 6 goals for Germany, with 19 goals in 29 club games this season, having won the 2024-25 DFB-Pokal with VfB Stuttgart and been the 2021-22 Belgian Pro League top scorer and Belgian Footballer of the Year with Union Saint-Gilloise, all behind Germany's Tier 2 billing on the card.
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Undav at the 2026 World Cup
Undav is a confirmed centre-forward in Julian Nagelsmann's 26-man Germany squad for the 2026 World Cup, in the Germany side opening their Group E campaign in June.
Picking Germany in Goal Rush
Germany are a Tier 2 side on the card at £24m, drawn into Group E with Curacao first up in the group.
Deniz Undav World Cup 2026 FAQs
Germany carry a Tier 2 price of £24m into Group E on the card, so the slot is Germany collectively rather than Undav as a single name at the 2026 World Cup this summer.
Undav features as a centre-forward for Germany and turns out for VfB Stuttgart at club level. Julian Nagelsmann included him in Germany's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, where the group stage runs in Group E this summer.
No, never before. A first senior World Cup awaits the VfB Stuttgart centre-forward in 2026, Undav confirmed in Julian Nagelsmann's Germany 26 with no previous World Cup to his name before the finals this summer.
Undav's club football is played at VfB Stuttgart, and he is named among Germany's forwards in Julian Nagelsmann's 26 for the 2026 finals, awaiting a mid-June Group E opener against Curacao as the World Cup gets under way.
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