Gomez, Khedira and Aogo return for Euro matches

30 September 2011 14:05

Mario Gomez, Sami Khedira and Dennis Aogo will return to the Germany squad for the final two Euro 2012 qualifiers against Turkey and Belgium next month, coach Joachim Loew announced on Friday.

Germany became the first country to qualify for the tournament after they beat Austria 6-0 in Gelsenkirchen earlier this month, and will be bidding to keep their unbeaten record.

"We managed to quickly assure our qualification for the final phase. But we have to remain focused to attain our objective - 10 wins from 10 matches," said Loew.

Bayern Munich striker Gomez and Hamburg defender Aogo missed the last two matches while Real Madrid midfielder Khedira has not played since last June as he has suffered with adductor problems.

Moenchengladbach midfielder Marco Reus will be hoping to finally make his international debut after his previous bids were ruined by injury.

Germany play Turkey in Istanbul on October 7 and host Belgium four days later in Duesseldorf. Turkey and Belgium are second and third respectively in Group A and are hoping to make the play-offs.

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Tim Wiese (Werder Bremen), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hanover)

Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Holger Badstuber (Bayern Munich), Benedikt Hoewedes (Schalke 04), Dennis Aogo (Hamburg), Mats Hummels (Dortmund), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal/ENG), Christian Traesch (Wolfsburg)

Midfielders: Mario Goetze (Dortmund), Sami Khedira (Real Madrid/ESP), Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich), Thomas Mueller (Bayern Munich), Lukas Podolski (Cologne), Mesut Oezil (Real Madrid/ESP), Marco Reus (Moenchengladbach), Simon Rolfes (Bayer Leverkusen), Andre Schuerrle (Bayer Leverkusen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich)

Striker: Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich), Miroslav Klose (Lazio/ITA), Cacau (Stuttgart)

Source: AFP