Germany complete selection

Injuries did most of the hard work for him, but Germany boss Joachim Loew now knows his final 23-man squad


The 50-year old coach has was left with just one decision to make, after already losing a host of players from his provisional 27-strong group.

captain Michael Ballack was ruled out during this years's FA Cup final, following a late tackle from Portsmouth's Kevin-Prince Boateng, whose brother Jerome is included in the Germany squad.

An injury to Christian Traesh, and a broken foot for Heiko Westermann later whittled down the squad even further, with goalkeeper Rene Adler and midfielder Simon Rolfes already sidelined.

In the end, Loew opted to omit full-back Andreas Beck and has placed the 23-year old on stand-by in case of further injury problems in South Africa.

Germany's final 23-man SA2010 squad:

Goalkeepers:

Manuel Neuer
Schalke

Tim Wiese
Werder Bremen

Hans-Jorg Butt
Bayern Munich

Defenders:

Dennis Aogo
Hamburg

Holger Badstuber
Bayern Munich

Jerome Boateng
Hamburg

Arne Friedrich
Hertha Berlin

Marcell Jansen
Hamburg

Philipp Lahm
Bayern Munich

Per Mertesacker
Werder Bremen

Serdar Tasci
Stuttgart

Midfielders:

Sami Khedira
Stuttgart

Toni Kroos
Bayer Leverkusen

Marko Marin
Werder Bremen

Mesut Ozil
Werder Bremen

Bastian Schweinsteiger
Bayern Munich

Piotr Trochowski
Hamburg

Forwards:

Cacau
Stuttgart

Mario Gomez
Bayern Munich

Stefan Kiessling
Bayer Leverkusen

Miroslav Klose
Bayern Munich

Thomas Muller
Bayern Munich

Lukas Podolski
Cologne