Germany Names Strong Side For Turkey, Belgium

Germany named its strongest available side for the upcoming European Championship qualifiers against Turkey and Belgium, despite having already qualified for next year’s tournament.

Germany coach Joachim Loew recalled Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez, Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, Stuttgart striker Cacau and Hamburg defender Dennis Aogo to the 24-man squad Friday, when no new call-ups were made.

All four were missing for the September internationals when Germany became the first team to qualify for the tournament in Poland and Ukraine with a 6-2 rout of Austria on Sept. 2.

“It was important for us to qualify as quickly as possible for the European Championships,” Loew said. “Now we also want to remain fully concentrated on the games against Turkey and Belgium. Our aim is to secure two victories to finish qualification unbeaten and with 10 wins from 10 games.”

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