# Illness outbreak postpones Werder Bremen–Hoffenheim women’s match > The DFB said Werder Bremen requested a postponement because too few players were fit to play. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/germany-werder-hoffenheim-womens-match-postponed-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Sports - Country: Germany - Published: 2026-10-18T20:24:50+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-18T20:24:50+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-18 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/germany-werder-hoffenheim-womens-match-postponed-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/germany-werder-hoffenheim-womens-match-postponed-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/germany-werder-hoffenheim-womens-match-postponed-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/germany-werder-hoffenheim-womens-match-postponed-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/germany-werder-hoffenheim-womens-match-postponed-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/germany-werder-hoffenheim-womens-match-postponed-2026.md) The German Football Association (DFB) said on October 18 that the women’s Bundesliga match planned between Werder Bremen and TSG Hoffenheim had been postponed. The DFB said hosts Werder Bremen used the match-day postponement provision after an illness wave left the team without enough players fit to play. The game was scheduled for 4 p.m. in Bremen as part of the league’s seventh matchday. The DFB said a new date would be announced soon; its notice did not specify the illness, number of affected players or the rescheduled date. ## Data ### Women’s Bundesliga matchday 7 fixture Fixture status in the DFB notice of October 18. Methodology: The table reproduces the host, opponent and postponement status in the DFB notice. The new date and number of affected players were not given. | Fixture | Status | |---|---| | SV Werder Bremen vs TSG Hoffenheim | Postponed on October 18; new date to be announced | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/germany-werder-hoffenheim-womens-match-postponed-2026/data/de-women-bundesliga-postponed-match-2026?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/germany-werder-hoffenheim-womens-match-postponed-2026/data/de-women-bundesliga-postponed-match-2026?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [German Football Association (DFB)]() (Source checked: 2026-10-18; Published: 2026-10-18) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)