Havertz praises Germany attacking depth
Kai Havertz believes Germany has a "good problem" in the attacking areas ahead of its World Cup campaign beginning later this month.聽
Julian Nagelsmann has selected an array of attacking talent within his 26-man squad for this summer's World Cup, with Arsenal's Havertz among the standout names.
Havertz netted seven goals in 24 appearances in all competitions for Arsenal in 2025-2026, with his last coming in its Champions League final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
In doing so, Havertz became just the third player to score for two different teams in a Champions League final, after Cristiano Ronaldo and Mario Mandzukic.
With his involvement in that encounter, Havertz was absent from Germany's first World Cup warm-up against Finland, where they won 4-0 at MEWA ARENA.
Deniz Undav scored twice and notched an assist, while Liverpool's Florian Wirtz also got himself on the scoresheet after a difficult first season at Anfield.
Leroy Sane, Jamie Leweling, Nick Woltemade, Maximilian Beier and Lennart Karl are among the other forwards Nagelsmann selected for Germany, and Havertz said it was a luxury to have so many attacking talents within their ranks.
"We have many options [in attack]," 鈥婬avertz said. "It is a very good problem to have. It is much better to have more good players than fewer in the team."
Across the forwards Nagelsmann has picked, Havertz actually ranks the lowest in terms of goals across the top five European leagues in 2025-2026.
It is Stuttgart's Undav who is at the top of that metric among German players, having scored 25 times in 46 appearances across all competitions.
He also ranks fourth in the scoring charts behind Harry Kane (64), Serhou Guirassy and Luis Diaz (both 26) among players from the Bundesliga.
With six goals and two assists under Naglesmann, no player to have played at least 200 minutes for the national team in that time has averaged a goal involvement as frequently as Undav.
His eight goal involvements have come largely as a substitute across 342 minutes on the pitch, meaning he's averaged a goal or assist every 43 minutes under the current German head coach.
"There is variety. We need all the players and many capable of playing in different positions," Havertz said. "His stats speak 鈦爁or themselves. In the national team he is an extremely important part. We, as players, know that.
"No one fears 鈥媋nyone. We have to function as a team together and 鈥媏veryone will 鈦燽e needed."
Germany faces co-host United States on Sunday before they begins its Group E campaign against Curacao eight days later. Its also faces Ivory Coast and Ecuador.
