Germany welcomes Serbia to the Allianz Arena on Thursday, October 1, for a UEFA Nations League League A Group A2 matchup. Both sides are looking for their first win of the season following poor starts. Germany started with a draw with the Netherlands and lost to Greece 1-0, and Serbia lost to Greece and the Netherlands.
Germany vs. Serbia Starting Lineups and Team News
Germany are likely to be 4-2-3-1 with Florian Wirtz behind Jonathan Burkardt . The midfield is expected to be dominated by Felix Nmecha and Joshua Kimmich , with Serge Gnabry and Karim Adeyemi looking to add attacking threat.

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Germany starting lineup: Urbig, Mittelstädt, Thiaw , Anton, Treu, Pavlovic, Wirtz, Bischof, Scherhant, Woltemade , Gnabry
Serbia might be able to defend with five players, with Vanja Milinković-Savić in goal and Luka Jović as the central attacking threat. Aleksandar Stanković, Saša Lukić and Sergej Milinković-Savić are likely to be the ones to be active in the midfield.
Serbia starting lineup: Petrovic, Babic, Gudelj, Erakovic, Nedeljkovic, Kostic , Dzodic, Maksimovic, Zivkovic, Tadic, Jović
Germany vs. Serbia Start Time
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USA — 2:45 p.m. ET / 1:45 p.m. CT / 12:45 p.m. MT / 11:45 a.m. PT
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Canada — 2:45 p.m. ET
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Brazil — 3:45 p.m. BRT
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UK — 7:45 p.m. BST
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Germany — 8:45 p.m. CEST
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Serbia — 8:45 p.m. CEST
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India — 12:15 a.m. IST, Friday, October 2
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Japan — 3:45 a.m. JST, Friday, October 2
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South Korea — 3:45 a.m. KST, Friday, October 2
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Australia — 4:45 a.m. AEST, Friday, October 2
Germany vs. Serbia: How to Watch?
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USA — FOX Sports, FuboTV and ViX
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Canada — DAZN Canada
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UK — Prime Video UK
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Germany — ZDF, DAZN, Das Erste and RTL+
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Serbia — RTS Serbia and Arena Sport
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India — Sony Sports Network and SonyLIV
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Australia — beIN SPORTS
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Brazil — sportv and Disney+
The big international rights holders have been confirmed by UEFA's official list of broadcasters, and ZDF has announced its live coverage in Germany.
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