Löw announced squad, Poldi & other absentees back!
Joachim Löw was pleased that Germany's "personnel situation" had improved as he named his squad for the qualifier against Wales in Cardiff on 8 September.
Löw relieved
FC Bayern München's Miroslav Klose, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lukas Podolski and Marcell Jansen have all returned to the fold along with VfB Stuttgart's Mario Gomez, while defender Manuel Friedrich also makes a comeback. "I am happy that the personnel situation before the important qualifier in Wales has improved," said Löw. Germany top Group D and have a five-point lead over second-placed Czech Republic. After their trip to Wales, they take on Romania in a friendly in Cologne on 12 September.
Germany squad
Goalkeepers: Robert Enke (Hannover 96), Timo Hildebrand (Valencia CF), Jens Lehmann (Arsenal FC).
Defenders: Gonzalo Castro (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Arne Friedrich (Hertha BSC Berlin), Manuel Friedrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Marcell Jansen (FC Bayern München), Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Christoph Metzelder (Real Madrid CF), Christian Pander (FC Schalke 04), Serdar Tasci (VfB Stuttgart).
Midfielders: Roberto Hilbert (VfB Stuttgart), Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart), Simon Rolfes (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburger SV).
Forwards: Mario Gomez (VfB Stuttgart), Patrick Helmes (1. FC Köln), Miroslav Klose (FC Bayern München), Kevin Kuranyi (FC Schalke 04), Lukas Podolski (FC Bayern München).
|