Germany squad report for duty with only Arsenal's Havertz missing

All available Germany players reported for World Cup duty on Wednesday at the start of the first training camp in Herzogenaurach.

The 26, which included training goalkeeper Jonas Urbig, were greeted by around two dozen fans.

Only Kai Havertz was missing. The Arsenal forward is preparing with his club for the Champions League final on Saturday in Budapest against Paris Saint-Germain. The 26-year-old will fly directly to Chicago on Tuesday and join the Germany team there.

Before travelling to the US next week, coach Julian Nagelsmann wants to lay the first foundations for a successful run at the expanded tournament in North America on familiar home ground near Nuremberg.

A squad meeting is scheduled on Wednesday before Nagelsmann and team director Rudi Völler hold a press conference.

The first training session is scheduled for Thursday.

A friendly in Mainz against Finland is scheduled for Sunday and two days later the squad travel to Chicago, where co-hosts the US will be the final friendly opponents on June 6 before the tournament starts.

In Group E, Germany face Curaçao on June 14 in Houston, Ivory Coast on June 20 in Toronto, Canada and Ecuador on June 25 in East Rutherford.