Germany Squad
Going into the biggest and most prestigious football tournament as the defending champion sure puts loads of pressure onto Germany’s back. Not only are they one of the favorite teams to take home the World Cup once again, they will be under the spotlight throughout the whole tournament.
Represented by world class players, Germany’s squad is known widely for their spectacular team play. In Germany’s case, the squad definitely produces more in terms of results than the sum of their parts.
The following are the names of all the players’ part of Germany’s squad:
Goalkeepers:
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Kevin Trapp (Paris St-Germain).
Defenders:
Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), Jonas Hector (Cologne), Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin), Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea), Niklas Sule (Bayern Munich).
Midfielders:
Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (Paris St-Germain), Leon Goretska (Schalke), Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City), Sami Khedira (Juventus), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), Sebastian Rudy (Bayern Munich).
Strikers:
Mario Gomez (Stuttgart), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Timo Werner (RB Leipzig).
Germany World Cup 2018 Squad: The Star
The player who will be under most attention in the German squad will definitely be Tony Kroos. Not only has Kroos won the UEFA Champions League twice, he was also played an instrumental part in the German team that won the World Cup in 2014.