German national team coach Flick announced the 26-man list to participate in the Qatar World Cup in Frankfurt on the 10th, Neuer, Muller, Goetze and other veterans, the younger player under 18 years old Mukoko was selected, while Reus, Hummels, Werner and others missed the World Cup.
Dortmund's Mukoko and Bremen's 29-year-old veteran Phil Kruger were selected for the first time. On 21 November 2020, at the age of 16 years and 1 day, Mukoko became the youngest player to play in Bundesliga history. Phil Kruger has been a spectacular season of top-scorer in consecutive rounds in the Bundesliga and is currently second with 10 goals.
Neuer, Müller and Goetze were members of the 2014 World Cup winning team in Brazil. Müller and Neuer have played 118 and 113 games for the national team, respectively. Timo Werner has previously confirmed that he will not be able to participate due to injury, and veterans such as Reus and Hummels have not been selected.
Germany will depart for Oman on the 14th and play the last warm-up match before the World Cup with Oman on the 16th. Germany will arrive in Doha on the 17th and face its first World Cup match on the 23rd, against Japan.
Here is the full list of German teams:
Goalkeepers: Neuer (Bayern), Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ter Stegen (Barcelona)
Defenders: Kotterchup (Southampton), Ginter (Freiburg), Günter (Freiburg), Correll (West Ham), Klostermann (Leipzig), Raum (Leipzig), Rudiger (Real Madrid), Schlottbeck (Dort), Jurer (Dort)
Midfielders/forwards: Adeyemi (Dort), Brandt (Dort), Phil Kruger (Bremen), Gnabry (Bayern), Gretzka (Bayern), Goetze (Eintracht Frankfurt), Gundogan (Manchester City), Havertz (Chelsea), Hoffmann (Borussia Mönchen), Kimmich (Bayern), Mukoko (Dort), Musiala (Bayern), Müller (Bayern), Sane (Bayern). (The picture is an information map)
Source: Xinhuanet