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Germany coach Loew appoints Liverpool's Emre Can

Xinhua, August 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

Germany coach Joachim Loew appointed Liverpool's Emre Can for the first time after revealing the squad for the upcoming UEFA European Qualifiers in an official press conference on Friday.

The FIFA World champions encounter Poland in Frankfurt on Sept. 4 before they visit Scotland in Glasgow three days later. Thus, Loew revealed his 23-men squad that includes defender Emre Can for the first time. "Emre developed well in Liverpool. Now we want to get to know him better in the next few days," Loew said.

Besides the newcomer from Livepool, Barcelona's goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Dortmund's Matthias Ginter and Hoffenheim's Kevin Volland will return into Germany's squad.

Poland leads Group D with 14 points followed by Germany with 13, Scotland with 11, Ireland with 9, Georgia with 3 and Gibraltar with 0.

"We have it in our own hands. Our aim can only be to win the next two games and to take the lead in the standings. I assume that we can do that, as I am convinced of the quality of my team. We know what is at stake, we want to and will shift up a gear," Loew said.

Following is Germany's full 23-man squad for the upcoming two UEFA European Qualifiers matches:

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (FC Barcelona), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover 96)

Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Emre Can (FC Liverpool), Matthias Ginter (Borussia Dortmund), Jonas Hector (Cologne), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Shkodran Mustafi (FC Valencia), Sebastian Rudy (1899 Hoffenheim)

Midfielders: Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), Ilkay Guendogan (Borussia Dortmund), Christoph Kramer (Bayer Leverkusen), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Mesut Oezil (FC Arsenal), Lukas Podolski (Galatasaray Istanbul), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Andre Schuerrle (VfL Wolfsburg), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Manchester United)

Forwards: Kevin Volland (1899 Hoffenheim), Mario Goetze (Bayern Munich), Max Kruse (VfL Wolfsburg) Endi