Hansi Flick says there is still room for Mario Gotze and Mats Hummels to force their way into his Qatar 2022 World Cup thinking after they were omitted from Germany s final pre-tournament squad.
The duo were the headline absentees for September s final Nations League group stage games against Hungary and England, while Southampton defender Armel Bella-Kotchap earned his first call-up.
With Germany s World Cup opener against Japan just over two months away, Gotze – scorer of the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final – and Hummels are facing a race to make the cut.
But head coach Flick stressed there remains time for players to prove their worth as he referenced Gotze s impressive performances for Eintracht Frankfurt.
The coaching team are …