Preliminary List of the World Cup 2014

Germany 27 players in the preliminary list for the World Cup 2014 are concentrated in 5 star hotel in St . Leonhard , northern Italy . They 'll be here in 10 days to practice and prepare for the World Cup .

Whether a candidate is heavyweight championship but the Germans feared that the accident causes injury plagued dream to win their first title since their 1996 EURO threatened .

Military Bayern Munich as usual is still important components in Germany Tel . There were seven Bayern players were called up to the preliminary list and without health problems , all will have power to Brazil . Unfortunately, there are 3 of the 7 names that were injured , including Germany captain Philipp Lahm ( ankle ) , vice-captain Bastian Schweinsteiger ( knee ligaments ) and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer ( shoulder ) .



Both team vice captain Lahm and Schweinsteiger are injury

And yet coach Joachim Loew still has not reached physical player 100 % , including midfielder Sami Khedira of Real Madrid and striker Miroslav Klose from Lazio . Both long -term injury throughout the season , just play back and not show anything. Just because forces " wounded " too crowded , so he did not dare call Loew added Mario Gomez , Fiorentina striker also constantly health problems during the season 2013-14 .

Coach Joachim Loew not be assured with the current situation though still trying to be optimistic . He said: " Both Manuel Neuer and Philipp Lahm are being monitored carefully . It is important that they are here with us right from the beginning of the training period , though both were initially not set " .

Trauma is the most worrying of Schweinsteiger , who was absent in the National Cup finals with Dortmund and will not be able to exercise for at least another week .

Germany will have two friendly matches with Cameroon on 1/6 and 5 days later with Armenia before leaving to Brazil . It is the last rehearsal before the start of the first round match against Portugal pivotal day 16/6 . Loew said he would only bring players go perfectly healthy Brazil , by hot dry climate in the South American country is very harsh .

" I want to see the players the chance to fight for their World Cup squad . The tournament will be a major challenge in terms of fitness , so these players go to Brazil we have achieved the best fitness and good play . That is what training camp is directed , " Loew said .

With this statement of Loew and the name will be disqualified 4 to close the list of 23 players for the World Cup , people like Khedira , Schweinsteiger and Klose totally risk audiences in the world's biggest tournament . Only 10 days left until the registration deadline posted on the official list of FIFA ( on 2 /6) .

" There will be difficult choices to be made, but it is part of my job ," Loew said .


The number of days

23

Number 23 shirt appeared officially for the first time since the 2002 World Cup in Japan and Korea , when the team started 23 players registered to attend the tournament ( with 3 keeper ) . Previously, each team selected 22 people .



Mario Gomez wore number 23 of the 2010 World Cup in Germany and Training

In 1962 tournaments , the first 23 numbers of team Uruguay Guillermo Escalada even ( unofficially ) as " La Celeste " give the shirt number 13 due to spiritual reasons . 1998 in France , number 23 also appears on the back bench goalkeeper Simon Gopane of South Africa Tel carrier by number 22 shirt , goalkeeper Paul Evans injured and allowed South Africa FIFA replaced by others. However it is only 2 rare exception .