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SPORTS SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2014 Reus and Gomez back for Germany BERLIN: Germany coach Joachim Loew yesterday named 1-0 in extra-time with a goal from substitute Mario Goetze. against Scotland in Dortmund on September 7: 18 of his World Cup winning squad for a friendly match The friendly with Argentina had been arranged in Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Roman against Argentina and the opening European Champion March before the World Cup. Loew said he was delighted Weidenfeller (Dortmund), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hanover) qualifier against Scotland next week. to have Reus back in the squad, having torn ligaments in Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Erik Strikers Marco Reus, who missed the World Cup due to his left ankle in Germany’s final World Cup warmup match Durm (Dortmund), Matthias Ginter (Dortmund), Kevin injury, and Mario Gomez, who was overlooked for Brazil, against Armenia. He returned to action for Borussia Grosskreutz (Dortmund), Benedikt Hoewedes return to the squad for the games in Dusseldorf on Dortmund in a German Cup match on August 16. (Schalke), Mats Hummels (Dortmund), Antonio R¸diger September 3 and Dortmund four days later. “We missed him in Brazil. I am sure he has some great (Stuttgart) Missing are former skipper Philipp Lahm, record tournaments ahead of him and will achieve great things,” Midfield/forwards: Julian Draxler (Schalke), Mario goalscorer Misolsav Klose and defender Per Mertesacker, Loew added. Gomez (Fiorentina/ITA), Mario Gˆtze (Bayern Munich), who have all retired from international football, and influ- Gomez, he said, had earned his way back into the Christoph Kramer (Moenchengladbach), Toni Kroos (Real ential midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, who is sidelined national squad through his own hard work.
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