Holders Germany unveil Russia 2018 preliminary squad
FIFA World Cup holders Germany have divulged their preparatory squad for Russia 2018, with Joachim Low naming a 27-man choice, and also reporting he has marked an agreement that will keep running until Qatar 2022.
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was incorporated, despite the fact that he has not included since September, while the man who scored the victor at Brazil 2014 – Mario Gotze – passed up a major opportunity having descended the pecking request in the course of the most recent year and a half. Low will have the capacity to approach FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 adidas Golden Boot and Golden Ball victors Timo Werner and Julian Draxler, however.
Bayern Munich's Sandro Wagner neglected to make the cut in spite of having likewise been a piece of that Confederation's Cup squad, yet Freibrug's Nils Petersen, who is yet to win a top, got the call having gotten 15 objectives in the German Bundesliga this season.
Germany squad
Goalkeepers:Bernd Leno (Bayer Leverkusen), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona, Spain), Kevin Trapp (Paris Saint-Germain, France);
Defenders: Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), Jonas Hector (Cologne), Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels, Niklas Sule and Joshua Kimmich (all Bayern Munich), Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin), Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea, England), Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen);
Midfielders: Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain, France), Mario Gomez (Vfb Stuttgart), Leon Goretzka (Schalke 04), Ilkay Gundogan and Leroy Sane (Manchester City, England), Sami Khedira (Juventus, Italy), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Spain), Thomas Muller and Sebastien Rudy (both Bayern Munich), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal, England), Nils Petersen (SC Freiburg), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Timo Werner (RB Leipzig).

