Five Bayern players feature in successful dress rehearsal for Germany

Germany’s dress rehearsal for the World Cup was a success. Julian Nagelsmann’s side beat USA 2-1 in Chicago in their final friendly before the start of the tournament. Five FC Bayern players were involved, with Jonathan Tah playing the full 90 minutes, Aleksandar Pavlović and Jamal Musiala both playing 80 minutes, Joshua Kimmich on the pitch until the 61st minute and Leon Goretzka coming on for the final ten. Kimmich set up the early opening goal for Kai Havertz after just two minutes. After the Americans equalised through Antonee Robinson (37’), former Bayern man Leroy Sané restored the Germans' lead on 57 minutes.

Germany begin their World Cup campaign on Sunday 14 June against Curaçao in Houston.

The England national team also registered a narrow victory on Saturday ahead of the World Cup. FCB striker Harry Kane led out the Three Lions as captain in Tampa and scored the only goal of the game against New Zealand in first-half stoppage time, before being replaced at half-time.

England play one more warm-up match this Wednesday (22:00 CEST) against Costa Rica in Orlando. The World Cup kicks off for Kane and Co against Croatia in Dallas on 17 June.

Find out which FC Bayern players are involved in the World Cup finals here: