Mario Gotze returns to the Germany squad while Moukoko earns his first call-up
Youssoufa Moukoko and Niclas Fullkrug have earned a call-up to represent Germany at the World Cup along with Mario Gotze.
Though he hasn’t played for the national team since 2017, Mario Gotze, who scored the game-winning goal against Argentina in the 2014 final, has earned another opportunity due to his good performance since joining Eintracht Frankfurt last season. While Timo Werner and Lukas Nmecha are out due to injuries, Dortmund forward Moukoko might earned his first senior call-up.
Armel Bella-Kotchap of Southampton, Lukas Klostermann of RB Leipzig and Matthias Ginter and Christian Gunter of Freiburg are all included in the squad. Ilkay Gundogan of Manchester City and Kai Havertz of Chelsea, the Bayern quartet of Joshua Kimmich, Jamal Musiala, Thomas Muller, and Leon Goretzka is also included.
Niclas Fullkrug, an attacker for Werder Bremen who has 10 Bundesliga goals to his name so far this season, is another player hoping to play for Germany for the first time.
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Germany final squad
Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Defenders: Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton), Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), Christian Gunter (Freiburg), Thilo Kehrer (West Ham), Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig), David Raum (RB Leipzig), Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Niklas Sule (Borussia Dortmund)
Midfielders: Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), Leon Goretzka (Bayern), Mario Gotze (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ilkay Gundogan (Man City), Kai Havertz (Chelsea), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern), Jamal Musiala (Bayern), Thomas Muller (Bayern), Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund)
Attackers: Niclas Fullkrug (Werder Bremen), Serge Gnabry (Bayern), Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund), Leroy Sane (Bayern)
