Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira has been named in the provisional 27-man Germany squad for the 2018 World Cup.
At the same time that Die Mannschaft announced the list of players, the Federation also confirmed Coach Joachim Low has extended his contract to June 2022.
Germany are in Group F with Mexico, Sweden and South Korea in this summer’s tournament in Russia.
Of this squad list, four will be cut for the final group before the World Cup kicks off in June.
Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira has been named in the provisional 27-man Germany squad for the 2018 World Cup.
At the same time that Die Mannschaft announced the list of players, the Federation also confirmed Coach Joachim Low has extended his contract to June 2022.
Germany are in Group F with Mexico, Sweden and South Korea in this summer’s tournament in Russia.
Of this squad list, four will be cut for the final group before the World Cup kicks off in June.
Juventus midfielder Khedira is the only Serie A representative, as Emre Can of Liverpool – widely expected to sign for Juve this summer – is not included.
Germany provisional World Cup squad
Goalkeepers: Bernd Leno (Bayer Leverkusen), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Kevin Trapp (Paris St-Germain)
Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), Jonas Hector (Cologne), Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin), Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea), Niklas Sule (Bayern Munich), Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen)
Midfielders: Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (Paris St-Germain), Leon Goretska (Schalke), Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City), Sami Khedira (Juventus), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), Sebastian Rudy (Bayern Munich), Leroy Sane (Manchester City)
Strikers: Mario Gomez (Stuttgart), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Nils Petersen (SC Freiburg), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Timo Werner (RB Leipzig)