Germany, one of Ghana’s Black Stars opponents at the 2010 FIFA World Cup have announced their provisional 27-man squad for the tournament.
Head Coach Joachim Loew named his squad on May 6 in Frankfurt with Hamburg defender Dennis Aogo and Bayern Munich youngster Holger Badstuber as the surprise names in the team whilst striker Kevin Kuranyi was left out.
The 2 uncapped players were included in the provisional squad after impressing with their respective clubs this season.
And Information gathered by GNA Sports indicates that 19-year old midfielder Toni Kroos, the Golden Ball winner at the FIFA U-17 Championship held in Korea in the year 2007 has also been included in the squad.
Only 8 members of the provisional team were part of the squad that played at the 2006 World Cup on home soil.
The invited players include Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin fc), Bastian Schweinsteiger, Philipp Lahm, Miroslav Klose (bayern munich fc), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen fc), Lukas Podolski (Cologne fc), Marcell Jansen (Hamburg fc) and Michael Ballack (Chelsea fc) the only foreign based player.
Die Mannschaft as the Germans are nicknamed will play warm-up games vs. Malta in Aachen on may 13, Hungary in Budapest on May 29 and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Frankfurt on June 3.
Joachim Loew will name is his final 23-man squad on June 1.
The Germans will open their campaign against Australia on June 13 in Durban, play Serbia 6 days later in Port Elizabeth before winding up the Group stage vs. Ghana’s Black Stars on June 23 in Johannesburg.
Germany are 3 times winners of the Mundial in 1954, 1974 and 1990.
FULL SQUAD:
Goalkeepers: Hans-Jorg Butt (bayern munich fc), Manuel Neuer (schalke 04 fc), Tim Wiese (werder bremen fc)
Defenders: Per Mertesacker (werder bremen fc), Heiko Westermann (schalke 04 fc), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich fc), Jerome Boateng (Hamburg fc), Andreas Beck (Hoffenheim fc), Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Serdar Tasci (stuttgart fc), Marcell Jansen (Hamburg fc), Holger Badstuber (Bayern Munich fc), Dennis Aogo (Hamburg fc).
Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Chelsea/ENG), Sami Khedira (Stuggart), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburg fc), Marko Marin (Werder Bremen fc), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich fc), Christian Trasch (stuttgart fc), Mesut Ozil (Werder Bremen fc), Toni Kroos (bayer leverkusen fc).
Forwards: Lukas Podolski (Cologne fc), Miroslav Klose (bayern munich fc), Stefan Kiessling (bayer leverkusen fc), Cacau (stuttgart fc), Thomas Muller (bayern munich fc), Mario Gomez (bayern munich fc).
Head Coach Joachim Loew named his squad on May 6 in Frankfurt with Hamburg defender Dennis Aogo and Bayern Munich youngster Holger Badstuber as the surprise names in the team whilst striker Kevin Kuranyi was left out.
The 2 uncapped players were included in the provisional squad after impressing with their respective clubs this season.
And Information gathered by GNA Sports indicates that 19-year old midfielder Toni Kroos, the Golden Ball winner at the FIFA U-17 Championship held in Korea in the year 2007 has also been included in the squad.
Only 8 members of the provisional team were part of the squad that played at the 2006 World Cup on home soil.
The invited players include Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin fc), Bastian Schweinsteiger, Philipp Lahm, Miroslav Klose (bayern munich fc), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen fc), Lukas Podolski (Cologne fc), Marcell Jansen (Hamburg fc) and Michael Ballack (Chelsea fc) the only foreign based player.
Die Mannschaft as the Germans are nicknamed will play warm-up games vs. Malta in Aachen on may 13, Hungary in Budapest on May 29 and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Frankfurt on June 3.
Joachim Loew will name is his final 23-man squad on June 1.
The Germans will open their campaign against Australia on June 13 in Durban, play Serbia 6 days later in Port Elizabeth before winding up the Group stage vs. Ghana’s Black Stars on June 23 in Johannesburg.
Germany are 3 times winners of the Mundial in 1954, 1974 and 1990.
FULL SQUAD:
Goalkeepers: Hans-Jorg Butt (bayern munich fc), Manuel Neuer (schalke 04 fc), Tim Wiese (werder bremen fc)
Defenders: Per Mertesacker (werder bremen fc), Heiko Westermann (schalke 04 fc), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich fc), Jerome Boateng (Hamburg fc), Andreas Beck (Hoffenheim fc), Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Serdar Tasci (stuttgart fc), Marcell Jansen (Hamburg fc), Holger Badstuber (Bayern Munich fc), Dennis Aogo (Hamburg fc).
Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Chelsea/ENG), Sami Khedira (Stuggart), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburg fc), Marko Marin (Werder Bremen fc), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich fc), Christian Trasch (stuttgart fc), Mesut Ozil (Werder Bremen fc), Toni Kroos (bayer leverkusen fc).
Forwards: Lukas Podolski (Cologne fc), Miroslav Klose (bayern munich fc), Stefan Kiessling (bayer leverkusen fc), Cacau (stuttgart fc), Thomas Muller (bayern munich fc), Mario Gomez (bayern munich fc).
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