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#2 They Have Excellent Squad Depth
Leroy Sane's omission from Germany's 23-man final World Cup list has yet again proved the versatility and squad depth of the defending champions.
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Football lovers around the world were surprised when the German tactician, Joachim Low opted for German second squad to represent the national team at the 2017 FIFA confederation tournament in Russia, including 7 players who were eligible to play for the German U-21. Low dropped many important members of the German Starting line-up like Thomas Muller, Mats Hummels, Badstuber, Jerome Boateng, Mesut Ozil, Sami Khedira, Marco Reus etc.
Also read: 3 reasons why Sane's exclusion from the German squad makes sense
Germany winning the Confederations Cup with a weakened senior squad is no mean feat, it is just an indication of the excellent German squad depth who will be at 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
The recently released 23-man final World Cup list a very experienced one, with over 90 percent of them winning either the 2014 FIFA World Cup or 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
