Germany coach Joachim Löw has called up three debutants into the squad for the international against England in Berlin next Wednesday.
Hoffenheims Marvin Compper and Tobias Weis as well as VfL Wolfsburg's Marcel Schäfer will be part of the Germany squad for the very first time.
Ballack and Frings not included
Michael Ballack, Philipp Lahm, Clemens Fritz, Marcell Jansen and Christian Pander miss out due to injury.
Torsten Frings isn't in the squad either. He takes a break in consultation with head coach Joachim Löw.
The complete squad:
Goal: Rene Adler (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Tim Wiese (Werder Bremen)
Defence: Marvin Compper (1899 Hoffenheim), Arne Friedrich (Hertha BSC Berlin), Andreas Hinkel (Celtic FC), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Marcel Schäfer (VfL Wolfsburg), Serdar Tasci (VfB Stuttgart), Heiko Westermann (FC Schalke 04)
Midfield: Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart), Jermaine Jones (FC Schalke 04), Marko Marin (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Simon Rolfes (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburger SV), Tobias Weis (1899 Hoffenheim)
Attack: Mario Gomez (VfB Stuttgart), Patrick Helmes (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Miroslav Klose (FC Bayern München), Lukas Podolski (FC Bayern München)
Source: DFB
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