GERMANY BOSS JOACHIM Löw today announced his squad for the forthcoming internationals against Ireland and Poland, with Karim Bellarabi earning a first call-up.
The 24-year-old winger has impressed for Bayer Leverkusen this season, and is named alongside the returning Max Kruse of Borussia Mönchengladbach, who was snubbed for their World Cup squad despite being second top scorer in the Bundesliga last season.
Germany travel to face Poland on 11 October, before hosting Ireland three days later.
Despite some retirements following their World Cup triumph, including Arsenal’s Per Mertesacker, Löw still has a strong squad to choose from with the majority of the 20 selected playing regular Champions League football.
Germany squad in full
Goalkeepers
1 Manuel Neuer (Bayern Münich)
22 Roman Weidenfeller (Borussia Dortmund)
12 Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover)
Defenders
17 Jérôme Boateng (Bayern Munich)
15 Erik Durm (Borussia Dortmund)
3 Matthias Ginter (Borussia Dortmund)
5 Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)
2 Shkodran Mustafi (FC Valencia)
16 Antonio Rüdiger (VfB Stuttgart)
7 Sebastian Rudy (Hoffenheim)
Midfield
11 Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen)
14 Julian Draxler (FC Schalke)
20 Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
18 Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
13 Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich)
8 Mesut Özil (FC Arsenal)
10 Lukas Podolski (FC Arsenal)
9 André Schürrle (FC Chelsea)
Strikers
19 Mario Götze (Bayern Munich)
23 Max Kruse (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
