Germany is playing in group E of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar against former world champions Spain, Japan and the winner of the playoff game between Costa Rica and New Zealand.
That was the result of the draw on Friday in Doha.
Record national player Lothar Matthäus drew the Germany ball, which was then drawn in group position three.
The DFB selection will play their first game on November 23 against Japan.
National coach Hansi Flick noted opponents and position, he was sitting on a wide white armchair in the fifth row of the conference center in the World Cup capital.
Costa Rica and New Zealand will play for the World Cup ticket in June.
"It's an exciting and interesting group, the tasks are not that easy," said Flick on ARD: "But we have big plans.
We have to see that we prevail.”
On their way to the World Cup (November 21 to December 18), Flick and his team have six competitive games in the Nations League of the European Football Union.
Four games are scheduled for June, against the European champions Italy, who have not qualified for the World Cup, in Munich against England, in Hungary and in Mönchengladbach against the Italians.
The second leg against Hungary and England will follow in September.
The release obligation for the clubs begins immediately after the 15th Bundesliga matchday on November 14th.
Where the German team will be based in Qatar is still open.
The decision should be announced shortly after the draw, said DFB director Oliver Bierhoff.
According to reports, the Zulal Wellness Resort in the very north of the emirate is the DFB favorite.
The luxury facility a good 100 kilometers north of the capital Doha, which will become the World Cup centre, offers the seclusion from the hustle and bustle that Flick also wants.
The DFB had made the trip to a training camp before the tournament dependent on the precise entry into the World Cup.
This is now two days after the opening game.
"Because the period is short, the planning effort is something completely different," Bierhoff said.
At World Cup tournaments in summer there was always a preparation phase of up to three weeks.
Japan, who hosted the World Cup together with South Korea in 2002, has been a permanent participant in the most important tournament in the world for more than two decades, but is also benefiting from relatively weak competition on the Asian continent.
The "Samurai Blue" have not gotten past the round of 16 so far.
Professionals like Takumi Minamino or Frankfurt's Daichi Kamada are rays of hope on the offensive, but Hajime Moriyasu's team from the third pot is not a really difficult opponent.
In qualifying, Japan even ended up behind Saudi Arabia and only got the World Cup ticket as a group runner-up.
The old duel from the Joachim Löw era is then revived: Spain and Germany played each other in the final of the 2008 European Championships and in the semi-finals of the 2010 World Cup – the Selección prevailed 1-0 in each case and later won the title.
Now at the 2022 World Cup there will already be a clash in the preliminary round.
The time of the then permanent title winners around Xavi and Andrés Iniesta is now over, but Spain is one of the title candidates again with a new generation.
At the 2021 European Championship, the 2010 world champion only failed in the semi-finals at eventual title holders Italy, who will now be absent in Qatar.
Central midfielder Pedri made his breakthrough at the tournament;
it is considered the greatest promise of the team.
Leipzig's Dani Olmo and strikers Alvaro Morata and Ferran Torres also pose a great threat.
Germany lost 6-0 in their last encounter.
National coach Hansi Flick and his national team will have to wait for the third group opponent alongside Spain and Japan.
The winner of the playoff duel Costa Rica against New Zealand will face the four-time world champions in Qatar 2022.
Costa Rica put in a furious finish in the North and Central America qualifiers and are favorites in the clash that takes place in Qatar in June.
The German team also has memories of the 2006 World Cup at home in Costa Rica, when they met in the opening game in Munich.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino once again announced the upcoming World Cup as "the best of all time".
The finals will be "the biggest show on earth," said the Swiss on Friday shortly before the draw for the preliminary round groups.
"The world will be united in Qatar." The head of state of the emirate, Sheikh Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, said: "We will have an extraordinary World Cup.
I hope you will enjoy this tournament and the atmosphere it brings and see how important sport is to all of us.”
As at the congress on Thursday, Infantino also addressed the difficult world situation without directly mentioning Russia's attack on Ukraine.
"The world is divided, there are many arguments," said the FIFA President.
"That's why it's so important to bring people back together.
The World Cup is a good opportunity for that.
So I would like to implore all political decision-makers: please, please stop the war, try to reach out to each other and stand up for peace.
I beg you.” The Emir emphasized: “It is important that we as people on this earth reach out to one another.” The sheikh wished all participants “good luck”.