Defending Champion Germany's squad for this World Cup
Defending Champion of world cup 2014 Germany has made the list of preliminary squad for this World Cup.
Germany qualified for the finals in Russia with a perfect record of 10 wins from 10 in UEFA Group C. No fewer than 21 players found the target as Die Mannschaft became just the second team in history – after Spain in 2010 – to progress with a 100 percent record. Löw nonetheless showed certain predilections…
First among them was a preference for a 4-2-3-1 which has become the formation du jour in Germany. The world champions used it in seven of their 10 wins. Familiar faces from 2014 racked up the minutes – Mats Hummels and Thomas Müller started eight and nine games respectively – while their Bayern Munich teammate Joshua Kimmich removed any doubts that he would be the natural successor to the retired Philipp Lahm at right-back, scoring two and providing a team-high nine assists.
Löw initially struggled to settle on his first-choice centre-forward with a Miroslav Klose-shaped gap to fill, though. Götze, Sandro Wagner and Lars Stindl started three games apiece. Götze played the most minutes with 323, Wagner scored the most goals with five, yet not one of that trio will be in Russia. Stindl is injured, while Götze and Wagner are surprise exclusions.
Germany's preliminary 27-man World Cup squad
Goalkeepers: Bernd Leno (Leverkusen), Manuel Neuer (Bayern), Marc-Andre ter Stegen(Barcelona), Kevin Trapp (PSG)
Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern), Matthias Ginter (Gladbach), Jonas Hector (Cologne), Mats Hummels (Bayern), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern), Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha), Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), Niklas Süle (Bayern), Jonathan Tah (Leverkusen)
Midfielders: Julian Brandt (Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (PSG), Leon Goretzka (Schalke), Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), Sami Khedira (Juventus), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Mesut Özil (Arsenal), Sebastian Rudy (Bayern)
Forwards: Mario Gomez (Stuttgart), Thomas Müller (Bayern), Nils Petersen (Freiburg) Marco Reus (Dortmund), Leroy Sane (Man City), Timo Werner (Leipzig).
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First among them was a preference for a 4-2-3-1 which has become the formation du jour in Germany. The world champions used it in seven of their 10 wins. Familiar faces from 2014 racked up the minutes – Mats Hummels and Thomas Müller started eight and nine games respectively – while their Bayern Munich teammate Joshua Kimmich removed any doubts that he would be the natural successor to the retired Philipp Lahm at right-back, scoring two and providing a team-high nine assists.
Löw initially struggled to settle on his first-choice centre-forward with a Miroslav Klose-shaped gap to fill, though. Götze, Sandro Wagner and Lars Stindl started three games apiece. Götze played the most minutes with 323, Wagner scored the most goals with five, yet not one of that trio will be in Russia. Stindl is injured, while Götze and Wagner are surprise exclusions.
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