Germany will win the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and add a 5th star to their jersey…there, I said it!

Die Mannschaft is an obvious pick for many as the top ranked team in FIFA rankings currently.  That isn’t why I chose them to win, but instead they have everything a team needs to hoist the trophy.  

Quality.  Experience.  Youth.  Motivation. Depth.  Mentality.  Coach.  Champions.

Bastian Schweinsteiger, key member of the 2014 World Cup winning team is gone, but the German roster is loaded with talent, experience, depth and quality

Final 23 player roster:

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Kevin Trapp (PSG)

Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern), Matthias Ginter (Gladbach), Jonas Hector (Cologne), Mats Hummels (Bayern), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern), Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha), Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), Niklas Süle (Bayern)

Midfielders: Julian Brandt (Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (PSG), Leon Goretzka (Schalke), Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), Sami Khedira (Juventus), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Mesut Özil (Arsenal), Sebastian Rudy (Bayern)

Forwards: Mario Gomez (Stuttgart), Thomas Müller (Bayern), Marco Reus (Dortmund), Timo Werner (Leipzig)