World Cup 2018: Mesut Ozil and Mats Hummels return as Germany make five changes
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ByEurosport
Updated 27/06/2018 at 13:32 GMT
Mesut Ozil and Mats Hummels have been brought into Germany's starting XI to face South Korea as part of five changes made by Joachim Low.
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Ozil was dropped by Low for the match against Sweden, which Germany won 2-1 thanks to a late goal from Toni Kroos, whilst Hummels was injured.
The Bayern centre-back is fit to start and he replaces team-mate Jerome Boateng, who is suspended.
The return of Ozil is the main talking point as Germany go in search of the win which would guarantee them a place in the next round.
Elsewhere Leon Goretzka comes into the midfield whilst Sami Khedira is preferred to Ilkay Gundogan. Niklas Sule starts next to Hummels in defence.
South Korea will be relying on Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min if they are to make it to the next round. They need to beat Germany and hope Sweden lose to have any chance of getting through.
In the other game in the group, leaders Mexico keep an unchanged team from the side that defeated South Korea in the second match.
It's the first time in 51 matches that Mexico manager Juan Carlos Osorio has made no changes between matches.
Sweden are also unchanged as they bid to upset the odds and secure qualification despite defeat to Germany in their last match.
TEAMS IN FULL
Germany - Neuer - Kimmich, Sule, Hummels, Hector - Khedira , Kroos - Ozil, Goretzka, Reus - Werner
South Korea - Woo Choo - Lee Yong, Yun, Hong, YG Kim - Jang, Jung, Koo - Lee Jae-Sung, Moon, Son
Mexico - Ochoa, Salcedo, Moreno, Herrera, Alvarez, Layun, Guardado, Gallardo, Vela, Chicarito, Lozano
Sweden - Olsen, Lustig, Lindelof, Granqvist, Augustinsson, Larsson, Ekdal, Forsberg, Claesson, Berg, Toivonen
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