Germany will travel to Slovakia for the first round of Group A of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Bayern Munich defender Jonathan Tah expressed his hope that Slovakia would be a formidable opponent and expressed his hope that Germany would advance to the World Cup with a positive attitude.

The 29-year-old Jonathan Tah previously played for Leverkusen and contributed 3 goals to the "Pharmaceutical Factory" in the 2024/25 Bundesliga season. After the contract with Leverkusen ended, Jonathan Tah joined Bayern Munich in May this year.

When talking about his goals with the German national team, Jonathan Tah said, "We hope to qualify for the finals in a confident manner, have faith when we step onto the court, win the game with faith, and advance to the World Cup with a positive attitude."

In terms of head-to-head record, Germany has achieved 1 win and 1 loss in the last two matches against Slovakia, including a 3-0 victory over the opponent in the 2016 European Cup.

Jonathan Tassou said, "Although the opponent is not particularly strong, we must not underestimate them. It will be a tough match there, and they also have players with international competition experience, so this will be a difficult away game."

In addition, German midfielder Kimmich, who also plays for Bayern Munich, said in an interview that although playing in the midfield position allows him to better play his advantages, he also emphasized that even if he plays as a defender he will try his best to help the team.

Kimmich said: "I play in midfield for Bayern Munich and I am very happy to play in midfield for the national team. I think playing in midfield can better play to my strengths because I can participate more in the game from that position. Although I will try my best to participate as much as possible when playing as a right-back, I can help my teammates more in midfield."

"In general, no matter what position I play, I will try my best to play a positive role and implement the coach's requirements, but the final decision is still in the hands of the coach."