Germany preliminary squad for World Cup 2014

This is the preliminary German squad for the World Cup 2014 in Brazil:

Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Roman Weidenfeller (Borussia Dortmund), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover), Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Erik Durm (Borussia Dortmund), Kevin Grosskreutz (Borussia Dortmund), Benedikt Hoewedes (Schalke), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Marcell Jansen (Hamburger SV), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal), Shkodran Mustafi (Genoa), Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund),Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (Schalke), Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), Leon Goretzka (Schalke), Mario Goetze (Bayern Munich), Andre Hahn (Augsburg), Sami Khedira (Real Madrid), Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich), Max Meyer (Schalke), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Andre Schuerrle (Chelsea), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Miroslav Klose (Lazio), Kevin Volland (Hoffenheim), Lukas Podolski (Arsenal), Thomas Mueller (Bayern Munich).

It is interesting to see Khedira getting picked even if he has been out injured for a long time. In general all the big names are present. Mario Gomez (Fiorentina) and Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Gladbach) are perhaps the two biggest names having to sit out. On the other hand; a lot of young talent like Max Meyer will get the chance to show off for the boss too before the naming of the 23-man strong squad (deadline 2. June).

Overall the Germans mean business, no doubt. The squad is still young, but they've gained a lot of experience the last couple of years. The squad contains seven Bayern Munich players and six from Dortmund. Both sides have been at the absolute top level for quite some time and the German national team had a decent Euro 2012 and qualification too. They play modern, dynamic, attack minded football. On top of that, they've got a more than decent defense to call upon aswell. This could easily be their tournament.

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