Today, the defending world champions, the Germans, announced their 23-player squad for the World Cup in Russia. Unexpectedly, Leroy Sane, who had a fantastic season with 14 goals and 15 assists for Manchester City, was left out of the national team at the last moment. The 22-year-old forward will have to watch the tournament from home. Germany's head coach, Joachim Low, will also be leading the team without goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who missed most of the season due to injury and was left out in favor of Bernd Leno. Additionally, forwards Nils Petersen and defender Jonathan Tah bid farewell to the national team. The final 23-man squad for Germany: - [List of players]
