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Rudi Völler will remain German men’s national teams director until the 20026 World Cup, and officials have expressed hope that this will prompt coach Julian Nagelsmann to follow suit. The governing body DFB said on Monday that it has renewed the contract of the former national team striker and coach Völler by two years, beyond this year’s European championships which take place in Germany. Völler, 63, took the newly created job after the 2022 World Cup group stage exit, after originally only being part of a DFB task force set up to create change. The team now coached by Nagelsmann has started …

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