Germany Mistakenly Names Latvian Player Dario Sits In Squad For Nations League

Germany h to hurriedly revise its squ list for Nations League on Thursday after accidentally including a player from Latvia.

Listed alongside players like Real Mrid's Antonio Rüdiger and Arsenal's Kai Havertz on German soccer federation website was name of Dario Sits.

Sits is a 20-year-old forward from Dutch second division team Helmond Sport, where he's on loan from Italian club Parma. Sits me his debut for Latvia last month and closest he's come to German national team was playing for Latvia against Germany Under-21s in 2022.

Sits' name was quickly removed and federation blamed “a technical error in database" in an emailed statement to Associated Press.

Orwise, squ for games against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Hungary next week contains few surprises. Germany has alrey qualified for Nations League quarterfinals next year, and is pushing to win its group.

With Barcelona's Marc-André ter Stegen still injured, Manchester City backup goalkeeper Stefan Ortega could win his first cap for Germany. Ortega has played four times for City this season and is one of three goalkeepers minated along with Stuttgart's Alexander Nübel and Hoffenheim's Oliver Baumann.

Arsenal forward Havertz and Bayern Munich attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala return after missing Germany's last games with injuries, while Borussia Dortmund midfield duo of Felix Nmecha and Julian Brandt are each recalled for first time this year.