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Germany name preliminary Euro 2012 squad

Germany name preliminary Euro 2012 squad
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Germany coach Joachim Low selects a 27-man preliminary squad for the upcoming European Championships.

Germany coach Joachim Low has named a 27-man preliminary squad for this summer's European Championships.

Low's selection includes the previously uncapped Julian Draxler and Borussia Moenchengladbach goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has also been named in the travelling party, despite suffering with an ankle ligament injury.

Germany's preliminary squad:

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Borussia Monchengladbach), Tim Wiese (Werder Bremen), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover)

Defenders: Jerome Boateng, Holger Badstuber, Philipp Lahm (all Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Benedikt Howedes (Schalke), Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund)

Midfielders: Mesut Ozil, Sami Khedira (both Real Madrid), Toni Kroos, Thomas Muller, Bastian Schweinsteiger (all Bayern Munich), Marco Reus (Borussia Monchengladbach), Mario Goetze, Ilkay Gundogan (Borussia Dortmund), Sven Bender (Borussia Dortmund), Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), Andre Schuerrle (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (Schalke)

Strikers: Lukas Podolski (Cologne), Cacau (Stuttgart), Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich) and Miroslav Klose (Lazio)

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