The Germany XI that will NOT be featuring at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Forwards: Andre Schurrle, Sandro Wagner and Serge Gnabry

Schurrle was an important player for Germany in 2014

Mario Gotze’s World Cup-clinching goal was assisted by his club teammate, Andre Schurrle and while both of them celebrated the World Cup triumph, Marco Reus was at home. This time, Reus has been named in the squad and Schurrle, like Gotze, has been left out.

His omission is not surprising as he has only scored 1 goal in 18 league games this season. That’s certainly not the kind of form that you need to make Germany’s World Cup squad.

Wagner's form for Hoffenheim and Bayern was not enough for him to secure a place at the World Cup

Sandro Wagner, on the other hand, had a good chance of going to Russia after impressing for Hoffenheim. He moved to Bayern in January to act as an understudy to Robert Lewandowski and still scored 9 times in 17 games!

However, Low has gone with Timo Werner, Mario Gomez and the uncapped Nils Petersen on the back of an excellent domestic season.

Gnabry's injury towards the end of the season has cost him a World Cup berth

Completing the XI is former Arsenal man, Serge Gnabry. Although he had a tough time during his stint in the Premier League, Gnabry has seen his stock rise after moving to Germany in 2016. In fact, his excellent season for Werder Bremen earned him a move to Bayern in 2017 but he was immediately loaned out to Hoffenheim.

His stint with Hoffenheim was also successful as he racked up 10 goals in 22 league games but he picked up an injury late in the season which eradicated any chance he had of going to Russia.