Germany push back World Cup squad nomination and start of training

German national team coach Julian Nagelsmann attends a press conference, ahead of Monday's International Friendly soccer match against Ghana. Christian Charisius/dpa

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann will announce his World Cup squad on May 21, nine days later than originally planned, and the start of the team training camp has also been pushed back by two days to May 27.

The German Football Federation announced the new dates on Tuesday.

The new nomination date allows Nageslmann to have a final look at his candidates in the Bundesliga finale on May 16 and could also buy him time to decide whether currently injured players like Lennart Karl and Felix Nmecha will be fit to make the squad.

Delaying the start of training in Herzogenaurach from May 25 to 27 should, among other reasons, have to do with the German Cup final set for May 23. This is contested by Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart who are expected to have many players each in the World Cup squad.

However, Bayern players may arrive even later if the Bundesliga champions reach the Champions League final scheduled for May 30. That also applies for Arsenal's Germany forward .