Gomez & Khedira return to Germany squad for France clash

01/02/2013 10:15:00 PM

The Euro 2012 semi-finalists take on Didier Deschamps' France next week, and Joachim Low has named a strong squad for the upcoming international friendly

Joachim Low has named Mario Gomez and Sami Khedira amongst his 23-man party for Germany's friendly match with France on February 6.

The Bayern Munich striker and Real Madrid midfielder missed Germany's scoreless draw against Netherlands back in November 2012 due to injury, but have returned to full match fitness again.

Schalke midfielder Roman Neustadter has been dropped from the team that took on the Oranje three months ago, while Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber remains unavailable due to injury.

Bayer Leverkusen attacker Stefan Kiessling was expected to get a call-up for the match versus les Bleus following his fine performances this season, but misses out. New Tottenham Hotspur signing Lewis Holtby has not been included either.

The France friendly is an opportunity for Lazio striker Miroslav Klose to equal Gerd Muller as Germany's all-time top scorer.

The 34-year-old has netted 67 times so far, and is only one goal short of the 1974 World Cup winner.

The squad to face France in full:

Name	Club
Goalkeepers:
Rene Adler	Hamburg
Manuel Neuer	Bayern Munich
Defenders:
Jerome Boateng	Bayern Munich
Benedikt Howedes	Schalke
Mats Hummels	Borussia Dortmund
Marcel Schmelzer	Borussia Dortmund
Philipp Lahm	Bayern Munich
Per Mertesacker	Arsenal
Heiko Westermann	Schalke
Midfielders
Lars Bender	Bayer Leverkusen
Julian Draxler	Schalke
Mario Gotze	Borussia Dortmund
Ilkay Gundogan	Borussia Dortmund
Bastian Schweinsteiger	Bayern Munich
Sami Khedira	Real Madrid
Toni Kroos	Bayern Munich
Mesut Ozil	Real Madrid
Attackers:
Lukas Podolski	Arsenal
Mario Gomez	Bayern Munich
Miroslav Klose	Lazio
Thomas Muller	Bayern Munich
Marco Reus	Borussia Dortmund
Andre Schurrle	Bayer Leverkusen

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