Ghana’s senior national team, the Black Stars, will take on four-time world champions Germany in an international friendly on Monday, March 30, 2026, in Stuttgart, as both sides intensify preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The match is part of a series of build-up games ahead of the tournament, which will be jointly hosted by Mexico, Canada, and the United States. For Ghana, the fixture offers a valuable test against elite opposition as the team fine-tunes its tactics and squad depth.
The Black Stars are led by head coach Otto Addo, who was born in Hamburg and enjoyed a successful playing career in Germany, including winning the Bundesliga title with Borussia Dortmund in 2002. Addo, a former Ghana international, views the encounter as a major benchmark for his side.
Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann welcomed the matchup, noting that Ghana’s style of play would provide a strong challenge. He highlighted the Black Stars’ pace and effectiveness on the counterattack, describing the game as a useful rehearsal for the demands of the World Cup.
Coach Addo also expressed excitement about the fixture, describing it as an important opportunity to measure Ghana’s progress against one of the world’s strongest football nations. He added that the team is eager to play in Stuttgart and gain experience at the highest level.
Ghana qualified convincingly for the 2026 World Cup as group winners and have been drawn into Group L, where they will face England, Croatia, and Panama. The friendly against Germany is expected to play a key role in shaping the team ahead of that challenging group.
Historically, Ghana and Germany have met three times. Their first encounter was a friendly in Bochum in 1993, which Germany won 6–1. The two nations later faced each other at the FIFA World Cup in 2010, where Germany secured a narrow 1–0 victory, and again in 2014, when the group-stage clash ended in a thrilling 2–2 draw.
The Stuttgart friendly is scheduled for an 8:45 pm kickoff and is expected to attract significant attention from fans of both teams as World Cup preparations gather momentum.
