Germany name squad

The 26-year-old defender, from Bundesliga strugglers FSV Mainz, is the only uncapped player in the 23-man squad selected on Tuesday for the game on March 22 in Dortmund.

Klinsmannn, under scrutiny since a 4-1 friendly defeat by the United States on March 1, also picked midfielder Sebastian Kehl from Borussia Dortmund in an apparent gesture to the local fans.

Officials fear Dortmund fans might boo Klinsmann and his team at the friendly after the coach said Borussia Dortmund defender Christian Woerns would play no role in the World Cup.

Kehl, 26, has won 24 caps for Germany but has not played for the national team since Klinsmann took over in August 2004.

Germany named the following 23-man squad for a friendly international against the United States on March 22 in Dortmund:

Goalkeepers: Oliver Kahn (Bayern), Jens Lehmann (Arsenal), Timo Hildebrand (VfB Stuttgart)

Defenders: Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Robert Huth (Chelsea), Marcell Jansen (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Philipp Lahm (Bayern ), Per Mertesacker (Hanover 96), Patrick Owomoyela (Werder Bremen), Christoph Metzelder (Borussia Dortmund), Manuel Friedrich (FSV Mainz)

Midfielders: Sebastian Kehl (Borussia Dortmund), Michael Ballack, Sebastian Deisler, Bastian Schweinsteiger (all Bayern), Tim Borowski, Torsten Frings (both Werder Bremen), Fabian Ernst (Schalke), Bernd Schneider (Leverkusen).

Forwards: Gerald Asamoah (Schalke), Mike Hanke (VfL Wolfsburg), Miroslav Klose (Werder Bremen), Lukas Podolski (FC Köln).

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