Oman v Germany preview: betting acca tips, team news and predictions
The World Cup gets underway way in Qatar on Sunday and to really whet the pre-tournament appetite, a string of international friendlies are taking place this week, including Oman v Germany on Wednesday (5pm kick-off, UK time).
Hansi Flick will have one final match to experiment and juggle with his squad before Germany’s Middle Eastern curtain-raiser against Group E opponents Japan next week. The likes of Youssoufa Moukoko, Niclas Fullkrug, Armel Bella-Kotchap and Karim Adeyemi will all be itching to make one final impression in Muscat before attention turns to Qatar.
Oman v Germany betting acca tips
To get in the World Cup mood, this week offers fans a mouthwatering prelude, with a collection of international showdowns. Oman v Germany is therefore a perfect opportunity to place an accumulator on one of the favourites for Qatar 2022, and users who choose to bet with Bet UK could boost their acca profits by up to 50%.
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Germany team news
Flick made some surprise call ups to his squad for Qatar, including uncapped 17-year-old Youssoufa Moukoko, who has risen to meteoric prominence for Borussia Dortmund this season. Southampton’s fledgling defender Armel Bella-Kotchap has also been given the nod, as has 29-year-old Werder Bremen forward Niclas Fullkrug, who has been in sensational scoring form this campaign, netting 10 Bundesliga goals in 14 appearances.
Full Germany squad:
Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Kevin Trapp
Defenders: Antonio Rudiger, David Raum, Matthias Ginter, Thilo Kehrer, Niklas Sule, Lukas Klostermann, Christian Gunter, Nico Schlotterbeck, Armel Bella-Kotchap
Midfielders: Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, Julian Brandt, Jonas Hofmann, Ilkay Gundogan, Jamal Musiala, Mario Gotze, Kai Havertz
Forwards: Niclas Fullkrug, Serge Gnabry, Thomas Muller, Karim Adeyemi, Leroy Sane, Youssoufa Moukoko
Rudiger is one of the more senior heads in the squad now and travels to the World Cup as one of only six German players who represents a club outside of Germany. He has been in stellar form for Real Madrid this campaign following his move from Chelsea in the summer, and ensures his nation have now had a Los Blancos representative in the previous three World Cups, following Toni Kroos in 2018 and Sami Khedira in 2014.
It could have been a different story, though, as Rudiger recently revealed. “Obviously there were more teams, but I only considered two, Chelsea and Real Madrid,” Rudiger told Spanish outlet AS.
“They [Barca] knocked on my door, they did. But for me it wasn’t a possibility.
“As I told you before, Madrid for me wasn’t even a dream because it seemed like something unattainable. If you look at the names that have played here: [Zinedine] Zidane, Ronaldo [Nazario], Cristiano [Ronaldo]. To have the chance to play with [Luka] Modric, [Toni] Kroos or [Karim] Benzema… It was hard to say no.”
