Joachim Loew Announces Germany Squad For Sweden Friendly

Joachim Loew has picked an experimental side for Germany’s friendly against Sweden tomorrow afternoon, with quite a few players winning their first call-ups. On-form Mainz duo Andre Schuerrle and Lewis Holtby are set to win their first caps, as well as Dortmund’s Marcel Schmelzer and Mario Gotze. Joachim Loew spoke to the press and said that every player who has been called up will play, that those who do not start will come on. It’ll be interesting to see if any of Germany’s young up-and-comers can make an instant impact on the international stage; it’ll also be interesting to see who ends up competing for a regular place in the side. Here’s the squad.

Hummels Will Be Given The Opportunity To Prove His Worth.

Goalkeepers
Rene Adler
Manuel Neuer

Defenders
Mats Hummels
Jerome Boateng
Marcel Schemlzer
Heiko Westermann
Per Mertesacker
Sascha Riether
Andreas Beck

Midfielders
Lewis Holtby
Mario Gotze
Sami Khedira
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Christian Traesch
Kevin Grosskreutz
Marko Marin
Toni Kroos
Andre Schuerrle

Forwards
Mario Gomez
Cacau
Patrick Helmes

*Lukas Podolski has withdrawn from the squad with a late ankle injury.