World: Germany formalizes its list of 26 players

The Mannschaft reveals itself. This Thursday, German coach Hansi Flick formalized his list of 26 players. “Hero of Rio” in 2014 for all of Germany, Mario Götze had not been called up for selection since November 14, 2017 and a friendly draw against France (2-2). The Frankfurt player is part of the list of 26 players named by Flick, just like Thomas Müller, Manuel Neuer and Matthias Ginter, the four survivors of the coronation in Brazil eight years ago.

Flick listed three goalkeepers, including Manuel Neuer, fully recovered from the left shoulder injury that sidelined her for four weeks in October, raising fears for the worst for Bayern Munich’s wall. who will play his fourth World Cup after 2010, 2014 and 2018. In attack, while Nationalmannschaft center-forward Timo Werner was injured eight days ago and had to give up the tournament in Qatar, Hansi Flick appealed to two novices in selection: the almost thirty-year-old Werder Bremen Niclas Füllkrug, and the “teenager” Youssoufa Moukoko of Borussia Dortmund, the youngest German player called up to play in a World Cup.

Reus absent

Füllkrug had a brilliant first half of the league with Bremen, second top scorer in the Bundesliga behind French international Christopher Nkunku, while Moukoko, a native of Yaoundé and who will turn 18 on the day of the opening match between Ecuador and Qatar, shines with the Yellow and Blacks of Dortmund. Among the major absentees, in addition to Werner operated on the left ankle, Marco Reus is insufficiently recovered from his injury in mid-September to the right ankle and will miss a second World Cup after 2014 due to injury. For his part, the central defender of Dortmund Mats Hummels was not taken, on choice of Flick.

World champion in 2014, Germany is looking for a fifth star in Qatar. However, it remains on early eliminations at the 2018 World Cup in Russia from the 1st round, and at Euro-2020 last summer in the round of 16 against England. Winner of the Champions League with Bayern, Hansi Flick is preparing to play his first major tournament with the German selection, he who succeeded Joachim Löw in the summer of 2021 after having been his assistant for eight years, from fall 2006 to golden summer 2014.

Germany’s roster for the World Cup in Qatar:

Goalkeepers (3): Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich/GER), Marc-André ter Stegen (FC Barcelona/ESP), Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER)

Defenders (9): Armel Bella Kotchap (Southampton/ENG), Matthias Ginter (Fribourg/GER), Christian Günter (Fribourg/GER), Thilo Kehrer (West Ham/ENG), Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig/GER), David Raum (RB Leipzig/GER), Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid/ESP), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund/GER)

Milieux de terrain (8): Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich/GER), Mario Götze (Eintracht Francfort/GER), Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City/ENG), Kai Havertz (Chelsea/ENG) , Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich/GER), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich/GER), Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich/GER)

Forwards (6): Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen/GER), Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich/GER), Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach/GER), Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Leroy Sané (Bayern Munich/GER)

(With AFP)