Germany call in Can for Euro16 qualifiers

Liverpool defender Emre Can has been called into Germany's squad for crucial Euro 2016 soccer qualifiers against Poland and Scotland.

Coach Joachim Loew on Friday handed Liverpool defender Emre Can a squad call-up for Germany's crucial pair of Euro 2016 qualifiers next month.

The uncapped 21-year-old Can is a member of the 23-strong party for the fixtures at home to Poland on September 4 in Frankfurt and away to Scotland three days later in Glasgow.

World Cup winners Germany sit second in qualifying Group D, one point behind leaders Poland and two ahead of Scotland.

Can is the only newcomer to the squad but goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, defender Matthias Ginter and forward Kevin Volland have been recalled.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hanover), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona)

Defenders: Shkodran Mustafi (Valencia), Jonas Hector (Cologne), Sebastian Rudy (Hoffenheim), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Matthias Ginter (Dortmund), Emre Can (Liverpool), Jerome Boateng (Bayern)

Midfielders/forwards: Bastian Schweinsteiger (Manchester United), Mesut Oezil (Arsenal), Andre Schuerrle (Wolfsburg), Lukas Podolski (Galatasaray), Maros Reus (Dortmund), Thomas Mueller (Bayern), Kevin Volland (Hoffenheim), Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Mario Goetze (Bayern), Christoph Kramer (Leverkusen), Ilkay Guendogan (Dortmund), Max Kruse (Wolfsburg).


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