Defending champions Germany stronger than four years ago
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With Joachim Low (Jogi) factor and team's strength in depth, Germany are likely to win the World Cup 2018
Defending championsGermany qualified for the finals in style, they registered 10 wins from 10 in UEFA qualifying Group C and became the second team in history to manage that feat after Spain in 2010.
With Joachim Low (Jogi) factor and team's strength in depth, Germany is likely to win the World Cup 2018. Their star defender Manuel Neuer has recovered in time for World Cup campaign. Although, he played just 360 minutes for Bayern Munich last season because of a second metatarsal fracture but Neuer is one player worth gambling.
The German national soccer team travelled to Russia on Tuesday to defend the FIFA World Cup title with a squad of newcomers and veterans, a mixed team somewhat different than the squad that won the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Germany coach Joachim Low brought 14 new players to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, moving on from older players such as Philipp Lahm, Per Mertesacker, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lukas Podolski, Miroslav Klose and Mario Gotze, who scored the winner against Argentina in 2014 final.
The new blood is personified in defender Joshua Kimmich, who is to play in the same position as retired Lahm, a captain in 2014, while forward Timo Werner is to fill the gap of left by Klose.
However, despite the cuts, Low's squad - nicknamed Die Mannschaft - mainly depends on the 2014 champions, including defenders Mats Hummels and Jerome Boateng, midfielders Toni Kroos, Sami Khedira and Mesut Ozil and forward Thomas Muller.
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Germany qualified for this summer's tournament after winning its 10 qualifying matches, in addition to claiming the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
More recently, German confidence took a hit after suffering two friendly-match defeats against Brazil and Austria and three draws against England, France and Spain, as well as a single unconvincing 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia.
The following players are likely to start for Germany in Russia: Manuel Neuer, Kimmich, Boateng, Hummels, Jonas Hector, Kroos, Khedira, Muller, Ozil, Reus and Werner.
Germany, which is set to compete in Group F along with Mexico, Sweden and South Korea, is to debut in the World Cup against the Mexican squad "El Tri" on June 17.