Frankfurt / Main - Germany coach Joachim Loew has the squad for the friendly against Norway on 11 February (20.30 clock) in Dusseldorf announced. With a nasty surprise for Lukas Podolski. The Bayern reservist is not part of it!
The Munich striker played against the English since the appearance because of injuries and illnesses and is no longer a game only last week returned to training.
For three months, the 60-Malige NationalspielerPodolski (not 31 goals) through injury and illness vollbelastbar, "so that a regular exercise for him möglichwar," Loew on Thursday justified the waiver and added: "Wirwollen give him the necessary time to he can draw seinegewohnte form. "
He would assume dassPodolski to the World Cup qualifying matches against Liechtenstein (March 28) and Wales (April 1) is fit again. "
For Podolski Löw has nominated the Leverkusen Stefan Kiessling, who celebrates it a comeback. Not included was also goalkeeper Robert Enke. Even Christoph Metzelder of Real Madrid as the European Football Cup Marcell Jansen and Clemens Fritz re not there.
Other hand, Jason Koumas (Werder Bremen) and Andreas Beck (Hoffenheim are erstmal) in the squad.
Özil, who has already played for the German U21, but repeatedly pleaded for DFB selection. The former Under-21 player Özil has opted against a Karrierefür Turkey to be with a bet against Norway würdeder 20-year-old midfielder in football too German. "I know that it is the right choice," said Özil einerMitteilung in the German Football Association (DFB).
With the appointment of the Turkish-burly Özil, who was in Gelsenkirchengeboren, will now also stop the tug of war between the German andthe Turkish Association. Earlier this week it had einmaleins great round in the DFB headquarters given, attended by the SV Werder Klaus Allofs and Manfred Mueller.
The decision did not slightly ersich said Özil and stressed: "This is auchkeine decision against my Turkish roots." But seineFamilie now live in the third generation in Germany, "habemich I always felt comfortable here and get my opportunities in the junior national teams of the DFB." Now he has a chance at Loew.
Unlike the game in November against England (1:2) this time also found Jermaine Jones, Marcel Schäfer, Tobias Weis, and Marvin Compper consideration.
The DFB squad for the friendly match against Norway: Goalkeepers: Rene Adler (Bayer Leverkusen), Tim Wiese (Werder Bremen) Defenders: Andreas Beck (1899 Hoffenheim), Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Andreas Hinkel (Celtic), Philip Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Serdar Tasci (VfB Stuttgart), Heiko Westermann (Schalke 04) Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Chelsea), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen), Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart), Marko Marin (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Jason Koumas (Werder Bremen), Simon Rolfes (Bayer Leverkusen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburger SV) Forwards: Mario Gomez (VfB Stuttgart), Patrick Helmes (Bayer Leverkusen), Stefan Kiessling (Bayer Leverkusen), Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich)
