Lennart Karl
Germany
Age
18
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Lennart Karl
Germany have named Lennart Karl in Julian Nagelsmann's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, the attacking midfielder making the cut. The Bayern Munich playmaker is 18 at kick-off, a former Germany youth international valued at around EUR 60.00m and a young option in the squad. 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
Appearances
0
Minutes played
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Key passes
0
Accuracy
0%
Playing Style
A diminutive, left-footed attacking midfielder and number 10 who dictates play in the final third and cuts inside from the right to shoot, Karl is a precocious dribbler and goal threat. He stands 1.68 m and is left-footed, and has played 1,281 minutes this season. At 18 he is part of Julian Nagelsmann's plans for the 2026 group stage.
World Cup History
Lennart Karl reaches a first senior World Cup in 2026. A breakthrough season at Bayern Munich earned the 3-cap attacking midfielder a place in Julian Nagelsmann's 26, a young bolter for the group stage.
National Team
Germany
Tier 2
£24m
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Goal Rush Impact
Karl makes the Germany card, where Germany are listed in Tier 2 at £24m. He has 3 caps for Germany and 26 club games this season, having won the 2025-26 Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, become the youngest player ever to score in three consecutive UEFA Champions League matches, breaking Kylian Mbappe's record, and won the Fritz Walter Medal (U17) silver in 2025, all behind Germany's Tier 2 billing on the card.
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Karl at the 2026 World Cup
Karl is a confirmed playmaker 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.
Lennart Karl World Cup 2026 FAQs
Germany take a Tier 2 place at £24m on the card, sharing Group E with their group rivals, so the billing should be read as Germany the side and not as Karl alone among the squad picks.
Karl is a playmaker for Germany, turning out for Bayern Munich at club level. Julian Nagelsmann named him in Germany's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, with the group stage to be played out in Group E this summer.
No, this is new ground. A first senior World Cup awaits the Bayern Munich playmaker in 2026, Karl named in Germany's 26 by Julian Nagelsmann with no earlier appearance at the finals before this summer.
Bayern Munich are Karl's club side, and he is named among Germany's playmakers in Julian Nagelsmann's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, heading into a mid-June Group E opener against Curacao as the finals get under way.
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