GERMANY had to hole its Nations League squad database aft accidentally including a subordinate from LATVIA.
Helmond Sport loanee Dario Sits was bizarrely named successful Julian Nagelsmann's squad for the upcoming planetary break.
But the 20-year-old is not German - he's really from a onshore astir 721 miles away.
Sits' sanction was rapidly removed aft Germany realised their unusual faux pas.
The federation blamed a method mistake successful the database.
Sits made his debut for Latvia past period and the closest he's travel to the German nationalist squad was erstwhile helium played against their U21s successful 2022.
The young guardant stars successful Dutch 2nd division, wherever he's connected indebtedness from Serie A broadside Parma.
Meanwhile, the existent Germany squad contains a fewer different surprises.
Manchester City backup goalkeeper Stefan Ortega could triumph his archetypal headdress with Barcelona's Marc-Andr ter Stegen retired for the season.
Ter Stegen, 32, was forced to acquisition genu country connected his patellar tendon successful September.
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Arsenal guardant Kai Havertz and Bayern Munich prima Jamal Musiala instrumentality aft missing Germany's past games with injuries.
But Havertz was forced disconnected with a bloodied face successful the dying embers of Arsenal's 1-0 Champions League defeat to Inter Milan.
The Gunners' prima was progressive successful a horrid caput collision with an Inter Milan player, leaving him with humor pouting down his face.
Meanwhile, Germany big Bosnia and Herzegovina connected November 16 earlier travelling to Hungary 3 days later.
And Sits' Latvia look League C Group Four leaders North Macedonia and Armenia.