Germany will play at a Women's World Cup for the eighth time in their history in France, and once again they will be expected to make a deep run in the tournament. The squad they will take to France is full of quality, with midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsan expected to be one of the stars of the tournament. However, they've not been perfect in their preparations for the competition. Here is the Germany squad in full and a preview of how the two-time world champions are likely to fare in France. The team's official Twitter account relayed the woman squad, as well as the five players on standby ahead of the World Cup:.

Players Teams Referees Stadiums. World Cup [Wo. Germany [Women]. Klara Buhl's late goal gave Germany a friendly win over World Cup semi-finalists England on Saturday to send home a record crowd for a Lionesses home match disappointed England will round off a transformative year for women's football in front of a sold-out Wembley against Germany on Saturday, with the Football Association hoping the World Cup boom will have a long-lasting legacy The women's friendly between England and Germany at Wembley on November 9 has sold out and will be a record attendance for a female match in the country, the Football Association FA announced on Wednesday

Women's football in Germany is quickly becoming very popular in Germany largely due to the success of the women's national team. Women in Germany have been playing football since the turn of the 18th century, but females playing sports were frowned upon by the general population and citizens. The "Sports Girl" did not come into fashion until the s when women started to form their own clubs.

Never before had the interest in the sport been as high — and the big crowd puller was the Germany team. It was the happy ending that the DFB Women were hoping for after a difficult tournament that a young team with an average age of just The same applies to tournaments past. There were similar scenes four years earlier that stick in the mind. The DFB Women have been writing a unique success story ever since their win over Switzerland in their first international match on November 10th in Koblenz.