Germany have officially announced their 2022 FIFA World Cup squad, which includes a 17-year-old African-born teenager.
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The 2014 world champions released their roster for the upcoming tournament in Qatar, with Borussia Dortmund's teenage sensation Yousoufa Moukoko selected side, while his club teammate Marco Reus misses out through injury.
The 17-year-old was born in Cameroon in 2004 but moved to Germany as a young boy, representing the the European nation at youth level on several occasions over the past few years.
Veteran playmaker Mario Gotze, who scored Germany's winning goal against Argentina eight years ago, returns to the national side for the first time since 2017.
Former Chelsea striker Timo Werner is another high-profile absentee, with the forward having recently sustained a ligament injury while playing for RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League.
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Kevin Trapp.
Defenders: Armel Bella-Kotchap, Matthias Ginter, Christian Günter, Thilo Kehrer, Lukas Klostermann, David Raum, Antonio Rudiger, Nico Schlotterbeck, Niklas Süle
Midfielders: Julian Brandt, Niklas Füllkrug, Leon Goretzka, Mario Götze, Ilkay Gundogan, Jonas Hofmann, Joshua Kimmich, Jamal Musiala
Forwards: Karim Adeyemi, Serge Gnabry, Kai Havertz, Youssoufa Moukoko, Thomas Müller, Leroy Sané.
Germany were drawn in Group E alongside Spain, Costa Rica and Japan.
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