DFB-Pokal Round-of-16 Draw | Bayern Munich on collision course with unbeaten Hertha, Dortmund to visit Frankfurt, Freiburg return to Betzenberg
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10-second readThe 2026/27 DFB-Pokal Round-of-16 draw has produced several intriguing encounters, including defending champions Bayern Munich hosting unbeaten 2. Bundesliga leaders Hertha BSC and a rematch of the 2017 final between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund.
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The draw for the Round-of-16 of the 2026/27 DFB-Pokal took place at the German Football Museum in Dortmund on Sunday evening, producing several enticing encounters.
Chief among them shall be a showdown between the top Bundesliga and 2. The defending champions remain on course to retain the trophy they won against Stuttgart in May.
Bayern cruised through the second round with an emphatic 6-1 victory over 1. FC Magdeburg, avoiding any repeat of the famous 2000/01 cup upset in which the eastern German club eliminated the Bavarians on penalties.
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- Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt, Kaiserslautern
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