While winning his second Bundesliga title in his first season at Bayern made Tah a natural choice for Julian Nagelsmann's World Cup squad, the former Hamburg, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Bayer Leverkusen centre-back is set to make his first appearance at the showpiece tournament at the relatively advanced age of 30 – a full 10 years after making his international debut against England in a March 2016 friendly.
Despite making 49 competitive appearances under Vincent Kompany in 2025/26 as Bayern also got their hands on the DFB Cup and Franz Beckenbauer Supercup, Tah confessed to still having "doubts" he would play at a World Cup after being overlooked for the 2018 and 2022 editions.
"It was important for me to focus on what I could control, and I can't control whether a coach calls me up or takes me to a tournament," he recalled. "However, I can control my own behaviour and, therefore, the performance I bring to the pitch."
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