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**Vargas_4** · 27-02-2008, 01:56 PM

Germany coach Joachim Loew will announce his 23-man squad for Euro 2008 on May 16th - from a restaurant at the top of the country's highest mountain

The DFB's decision to make the announcement from the restaurant at the summit of the Zugspitze, Germany's tallest mountain, reflects its location on the border with Austria, who of course are Euro 2008's joint hosts.

"We wanted to give the selection location some geographical significance with Austria and Switzerland, the two nations hosting the event," said Germany's team manager Oliver Bierhoff.

The three times European champions have been drawn in Group B with Austria, Poland and Croatia. Loew recently said that around 40 players were still in the running for the coveted 23 spots in the German team.

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Vargas_4 #4 Phenomenon Favourite Team: Bayern München Vargas_4 is Offline Mood: Join Date: May 2007 Location: Managua Posts: 2,968 vCash: 385 Rep: Rep Points: 1030 Country:	Germany To Announce Squad From Mountain Top Germany coach Joachim Loew will announce his 23-man squad for Euro 2008 on May 16th - from a restaurant at the top of the country's highest mountain The DFB's decision to make the announcement from the restaurant at the summit of the Zugspitze, Germany's tallest mountain, reflects its location on the border with Austria, who of course are Euro 2008's joint hosts. "We wanted to give the selection location some geographical significance with Austria and Switzerland, the two nations hosting the event," said Germany's team manager Oliver Bierhoff. The three times European champions have been drawn in Group B with Austria, Poland and Croatia. Loew recently said that around 40 players were still in the running for the coveted 23 spots in the German team.