Germany World Cup guide: Record, squad list, team news, latest odds and star man

WORLD champions Germany head to Russia to defend the title they won so dramatically in Brazil.
Some of the stars of that side have retired, but they’ve been efficiently replaced by young, hungry talent – making the Germans one of the big favourites to win the World Cup.

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Here’s all you need to know about the world champions, who have been drawn in Group F alongside South Korea, Mexico and Sweden.
In a nutshell: Teutonic titans with four titles under their lederhosen and a truly formidable track record in the event.
Flag: A no-nonsense tricolour of three horizontal bands – black, red and yellow. It’s been this way since 1919.
Population: 82.67 million
Nickname: The slightly sinister Die Mannschaft (The Team) or, occasionally, Die Adler (The Eagles). Not to be confused with Crystal Palace.

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 Captain: Bayern Munich’s keeper Manuel Neuer.
Star Man: Vastly experienced Real Madrid stalwart Toni Kroos is the man that keeps Germany ticking. Everything goes through him.
Rising Star: In a squad blessed with an abundance of young talent, it’s the 21-year- old striker Timo Werner that’s really catching the eye. The Leipzig forward has already claimed seven goals in his ten caps to date and won the Golden Boot award as Germany won last year’s Confederations Cup.
Most caps: Lothar Matthaus (150)
All-time top scorer: Miroslav Klose (71)
Nice kit? Interesting. A bit of a throwback to the classic West Germany strip from 1988, the new German kit is white as standard with grey stripes across the chest. It’s
also got the player’s number on the front too.
Most offensive haircut? Look no further than the gaffer Joachim Low, a man who looks like he’s just stepped out of a Just For Men commercial.

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 Any names we can laugh at like kids? Older readers and young ‘Allo! ‘Allo! fans can have a giggle at the team’s Sporting Director Hans Dieter Flick, or “Herr Flick” as he’s doubtless known back home.
Rivals? While we in England like to think games against Germany are the be all and end all of international football, the Germans consider the matches against their neighbours the Netherlands and also Italy as their most tasty encounters. Truth is they don’t give a fig about us.
National anthem: The Deutschlandlied (Song of Germany). Apparently, it’s not called “Deutschland, Deutschland Uber Alles” and never has been…
Sample lyric:
Unity and justice and freedom
Are the pledge of fortune
Flourish in this fortune’s blessing
Flourish, German fatherland!
National dish: Take your pick between Bratwurst and Sauerkraut and then decide that Bratwurst is by far the better option.

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Germany's provisional World Cup squad

Goalkeepers: Bernd Leno
Manuel Neuer
Marc-Andre ter Stegen
Kevin Trapp
Defenders: Jerome Boateng
Matthias Ginter
Jonas Hector
Mats Hummels
Joshua Kimmich
Marvin Plattenhardt
Antonio Rudiger
Niklas Sule
Jonathan Tah
Midfielders/forwards: Julian Brandt
Julian Draxler
Mario Gomez
Leon Goretzka
Ilkay Gundogan
Sami Khedira
Toni Kroos
Thomas Muller
Mesut Ozil
Nils Petersen
Marco Reus
Sebastian Rudy
Leroy Sane
Timo Werner


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