Ter Stegen, Ginter back in Germany squad for WCup qualifiers

Posted October 01, 2021 7:00 am

The Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct.10, 2020 file photo, Germany's Matthias Ginter reacts during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Ukraine and Germany at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine. Germany's national soccer team coach Hansi Flick has included Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Borussia MÃ¶nchengladbach defender Matthias Ginter to the Germany squad for its upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Romania and North Macedonia. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File) The Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) - Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-AndrÃ© ter Stegen and Borussia MÃ¶nchengladbach defender Matthias Ginter have returned to the Germany squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Germany coach Hansi Flick included the duo Friday when he named his second squad for the games against Romania on Oct. 8 and North Macedonia in Skopje three days later.

Ter Stegen hasn't played for Germany since March 31 after opting to undergo knee surgery, while Ginter missed the last round of international games with COVID-19.

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud, Atalanta defender Robin Gosens and Manchester City midfielder Ä°lkay GÃ¼ndoÄŸan are all out injured.

Eintracht Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp had to make way for ter Stegen.

Germany won its first three games with Flick in charge - over Liechtenstein, Armenia and Iceland in September - to take the top spot in Group J.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Bernd Leno (Arsenal), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona)

Defenders: Matthias Ginter (Borussia MÃ¶nchengladbach), Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint-Germain), Lukas Klostermann (Leipzig), David Raum (Hoffenheim), Antonio RÃ¼diger (Chelsea), Nico Schlotterbeck (Freiburg), Niklas SÃ¼le (Bayern Munich)

Midfielders: Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich), Jonas Hofmann (Borussia MÃ¶nchengladbach), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Thomas MÃ¼ller (Bayern Munich), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Florian Neuhaus (Borussia MÃ¶nchengladbach), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Leroy SanÃ© (Bayern Munich), Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)

Forwards: Karim Adeyemi (Salzburg), Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich), Kai Havertz (Chelsea), Timo Werner (Chelsea)

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File - In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 file photo, Barcelona's goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen gestures during the Champions League group G soccer match between FC Barcelona and Dynamo Kyiv at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Germany's national soccer team coach Hansi Flick has included Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Borussia MÃ¶nchengladbach defender Matthias Ginter to the Germany squad for its upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Romania and North Macedonia. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort, File) The Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021 file photo, Germany's head coach Hansi Flick attends a tv interview prior to the World Cup 2022 group J qualifying soccer match between Germany and Armenia at Mercedes-Benz Arena stadium in Stuttgart, Germany. Germany's national soccer team coach Hansi Flick has included Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Borussia MÃ¶nchengladbach defender Matthias Ginter to the Germany squad for its upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Romania and North Macedonia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, file) The Associated Press

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