Jamal Musiala — Germany World Cup 2026 Squad

Jamal Musiala is Germany's best argument against the idea that their attacks still carry too much caution. He is 22, he plays for Bayern Munich, and he already has 48 caps and 13 goals, which is a serious return for a player still young enough to draw the word prodigy from people who should know better. Germany need him because he changes the shape of a defence instead of simply circulating around it. He can take the ball between lines, twist away from the first challenge, and force centre-backs into decisions they do not want to make. That kind of running matters even more after Germany's recent tournament failures, because the side has too often looked tidy without ever looking frightening. Musiala fixes some of that the moment he starts carrying the ball with conviction. He is not just a dribbler collecting clips. He is the player most likely to turn Germany from a team that controls stretches of a game into one that can decide it. If they finally make a proper run again, his fingerprints should be all over it.