Joachim Low Names 27-Man Preliminary German World Cup Squad

Low has included the Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer despite has not featured since September were he suffered a foot injury.
Borussia Dortmund winger Marco Reus missed the 2014 tournament in Brazil after sustaining an ankle injury in the team's warm-up win over Armenia.
Uncapped Freiburg striker Nils Petersen is rewarded for a fine goalscoring season in the Bundesliga
Mario Gotze who scored the winning goal in the final as Germany triumphed four years ago, misses out, however, after suffering a severe dip in form at Signal Iduna Park this term but Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi and Liverpool midfielder Emre Can are among those to miss out.
Sandro Wagner, though, misses out, despite an impressive season at Bayern Munich and the 30-year-old has scored 15 goals and provided six assists in 34 appearances for the Bavarian giants thus far this term, and has also netted five goals for Germany in just eight caps.

Credits: FcNaija