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Joachim Löw names Germany squad for Friendly & UEFA Nations League!

26 outfield players and three goalkeepers make up the Germany national squad for the upcoming internationals in October. Just like for the last two internationals in September, special attention has been paid to individual workload management when selecting the squad, as well as the hygiene requirements in place due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Germany head coach Joachim Löw’s side play their next international on October 7 (20:45 CEST) in Cologne against Turkey before two Nations League fixtures. Germany travel to Ukraine on October 10 (20:45 CEST) before facing Switzerland in Cologne on October 13 (20:45 CEST).

Manuel Neuer, Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka and Serge Gnabry (all FC Bayern Munich) return to the squad alongside Lukas Klostermann and Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig). Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund) and Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) have been called up to the national side for the first time. Thilo Kehrer, Leroy Sané (FC Bayern Munich) and Marc-André ter Stegen (FC Barcelona) are absent due to injury. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) continues his recovery from Coronavirus and will miss the international fixtures.

Kroos, FC Bayern and RB Leipzig players only involved in UEFA Nations League

The players will head to Cologne at midday on Monday, but Manuel Neuer, Niklas Süle, Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka and Serge Gnabry (all FC Bayern Munich), as well as Lukas Klostermann, Marcel Halstenberg (both RB Leipzig) and Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) will join the squad on Tuesday evening. These players will only be involved in the two UEFA Nations League fixtures. They will begin training with the national side on Wednesday morning.

Germany last played Turkey on October 7, 2011, winning 3-1 in Istanbul. The sides have met 20 times, with Germany winning 14. Turkey have won on three occasions, and three matches have ended in a draw. Germany’s record against Ukraine is equally good; in six matches, Germany have won on three occasions and there have been three draws. The most recent fixture was on June 12, 2016, when Germany won 2-0 at the EUROs in France. The last match against Switzerland took place only a few weeks ago on September 6. The UEFA Nations League fixture ended in a 1-1 draw in Basel. It was one of 53 matches between the sides – Germany have won 36 times, Switzerland nine times and there have been eight draws.

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Goalkeepers
Bernd Leno (FC Arsenal), Manuel Neuer (Bayern München), Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Defenders
Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), Matthias Ginter (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Robin Gosens (Atalanta Bergamo), Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig), Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig), Robin Koch (Leeds United), Antonio Rüdiger (FC Chelsea), Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund), Niklas Stark (Hertha BSC), Niklas Süle (Bayern München), Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen)

Midfielders/Forwards
Nadiem Amiri (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund), Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain), Serge Gnabry (Bayern München), Leon Goretzka (Bayern München), Kai Havertz (FC Chelsea), Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern München), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Suat Serdar (FC Schalke 04), Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica) (FC Chelsea), Timo Werner (FC Chelsea)

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