Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who had been out injured since September before playing for Germany in Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Austria, made the cut. The 32-year-old has been capped 75 times by his country, helping the team win the 2014 FIFA World Cup when he was awarded the Golden Glove for being the best goalkeeper of the tournament.

Defender Jonathan Tah and forward Nils Petersen, who had been included in the Germany's preliminary squad, were dropped from the final list.

Germany's final 23-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer, Kevin Trapp, Marc-Andre ter Stegen;

Defenders: Marvin Plattenhardt, Jonas Hector, Matthias Ginter, Mats Hummels, Niklas Sule, Antonio Rudiger, Jerome Boateng, Joshua Kimmich;

Midfielders/forwards: Sami Khedira, Julian Draxler, Toni Kroos, Timo Werner, Mesut Ozil, Marco Reus, Thomas Muller, Leon Goretzka, Sebastian Rudy, Julian Brandt, Ilkay Gundogan, Mario Gomez.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be held in Russia from June 14 to July 15. The games are set to take place at 12 stadiums across 11 cities.

Reigning champions Germany will face Mexico, Sweden and South Korea in Group F at the tournament.