DFB-Pokal: Round-of-16 pairings announced for December

The pairings for the 2026/27 DFB-Pokal round of 16 have been determined following a draw at the German Football Museum in Dortmund. The matches are scheduled to take place on December 1 and 2.

Key matchups include a clash between Bundesliga leaders FC Bayern Munich and second-division leaders Hertha BSC. Other notable fixtures feature Eintracht Frankfurt hosting Borussia Dortmund, a high-profile duel between Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig, and VfB Stuttgart facing Dynamo Dresden.

The remaining matchups are: • Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. SV Darmstadt 98 • 1. FC Kaiserslautern vs. SC Freiburg • Holstein Kiel vs. 1. FC Köln • VfL Bochum vs. FC Augsburg

With no amateur or third-division teams remaining in the competition, the draw consisted of a single pot containing only first and second-division clubs. The tournament progresses to the quarter-finals in February, with the final set for May 29, 2027, at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.