FIFA Germany WC SQUAD: Mario Gotze receives World Cup call after FIVE years

FIFA Germany WC SQUAD: Mario Gotze receives World Cup call after FIVE years, Mats Hummels LEFT out – Check Out

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FIFA Germany WC SQUAD: FIFA World Cup: Germany head coach, Hansi Flick handed a surprise call-up in their World Cup squad on Thursday as 2014 World Cup winner Mario Goetze marked a sensational return to the national team set up after five years. Follow FIFA World Cup 2022 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN. FIFA Germany WC […]

FIFA Germany WC SQUAD: FIFA World Cup: Germany head coach, Hansi Flick handed a surprise call-up in their World Cup squad on Thursday as 2014 World Cup winner Mario Goetze marked a sensational return to the national team set up after five years. Follow FIFA World Cup 2022 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.

FIFA Germany WC SQUAD: Mario Gotze receives World Cup call after FIVE years, Mats Hummels LEFT out – Check Out

FIFA Germany WC SQUAD: Mario Gotze receives World Cup call after FIVE years, Mats Hummels LEFT out – Check Out

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FIFA Germany WC SQUAD: Mario Gotze receives World Cup call after FIVE years, Mats Hummels LEFT out – Check Out

Gotze hasn’t played for Germany since 2017, but he’s earned a new chance owing to his strong form since joining Eintracht Frankfurt last year. Gotze’s most memorable moment occurred in the 2014 World Cup when he scored a game-winning goal against Lionel Messi and Argentina to claim the cup for Germany.

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He had to withdraw due to a struggle with muscular myopathy, a kind of chronic muscle inflammation. However, five years after his last appearance for Germany, he has been included in their roster for the World Cup in Qatar.

“Mario Goetze is there. 2017 was the last time. Mario is totally happy and so are we to have him. It gives us many options,” Hansi Flick told a news conference.

FIFA Germany WC SQUAD: Mario Gotze receives World Cup call after FIVE years, Mats Hummels LEFT out – Check Out

Werder Bremen forward Niclas Fuellkrug also earned a spot after a stellar season with 10 goals so far and following the absence of the injured Timo Werner. Away from Gotze, one of the more controversial choices in defense has been made, with Mats Hummels, a staple for Germany over the years, being passed over in preference for Southampton’s Armel Bella Kotchap.

FIFA Germany WC SQUAD: Mario Gotze receives World Cup call after FIVE years, Mats Hummels LEFT out – Check Out

Justifying his choice, Flick said: ‘Mats is fully fit and in excellent form. But within the coaching team, we decided for a younger player (Bella-Kotchap). The focus was more on the future.’

FIFA Germany WC SQUAD: Mario Götze receives World Cup call after FIVE years, Mats Hummels LEFT out – Check Out

FIFA Germany WC SQUAD:

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Defenders: Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), Antonio Ruediger (Real Madrid), Niklas Suele (Borussia Dortmund), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United), David Raum (RB Leipzig), Lukas Klostermann, Armel Bella Kotchap (Southampton), Christian Guenter (Freiburg)

Midfielders: Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City), Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Leon Goretzka, Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sane, Jamal Musiala, Joshua Kimmich, Thomas Mueller (all Bayern Munich), Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), Mario Goetze (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Strikers: Kai Havertz (Chelsea), Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund), Niklas Fuellkrug (Werder Bremen), Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund)

Germany’s first game is against Japan on Wednesday, November 23. It will be followed by a match against Spain four days later. On December 1, they will conclude their group stage against Costa Rica.