The squads have been announced for both countries (see below). I wonder how many of the Bayern and BVB players will pull out bearing in mind the two Bundesliga teams play their first dual just four days after the international friendly!
| SQUAD Goalkeepers Defence Midfield "Forwards" | ENGLAND Joe Hart Fraser Forster John Ruddy Leighton Baines, Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole, Kieran Gibbs, Phil Jagielka, Glen Johnson, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Kyle Walker Ross Barkley, Michael Carrick, Tom Cleverley, Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, Adam Lallana, Frank Lampard, James Milner, Andros Townsend, Jack Wilshere Jermain Defoe, Rickie Lambert, Jay Rodriguez, Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge, Daniel Welbeck | GERMANY Rene Adler, Manuel Neuer, Roman Weidenfeller Jerome Boateng, Benedikt Howedes, Mats Hummels, Marcell Jansen, Philipp Lahm, Per Mertesacker, Marcel Schmelzer, Heiko Westermann Lars Bender, Sven Bender, Julian Draxler, Mario Gotze, Sami Khedira, Toni Kroos, Thomas Muller, Mesut Ozil, Marco Reus, Sidney Sam, André Schurrle Miroslav Klose, Max Kruse |
Well the first has dropped out with a week to go and it's started with Miroslav Klose who has dislocated his shoulder and will be out for at least three weeks or so it is being reported in "Football-Italia.net.
From the England camp Michael Carrick (Achilles' tendon) and Danny Welbeck (knee injury) will not be playing on Tuesday. I gather neither will be being replaced in the squad.
Also the Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard and Tottenham defender Kyle Walker will be missing the Chile match on Friday through injury. Will they miss the match against Germany as well?
Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge has been nursing a foot injury and perhaps Frank Lampard (who would be captain in Steven Gerard's absence) has a slight cold, are by no means certain for the Chile match. The list goes on . . .
. . . and England go 2:0 down to Chile at Wembley whilst Germany get a 1:1 draw. The scene is now set - not long to go now!
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