© Getty Images Joachim Low wants Germany to clinch a place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ as early as possible in order to give him youngsters some qualifying experience. Die Mannschaft have won all four of their preliminaries, scoring 16 goals and conceding zero. They sit top of Group C, five points clear of nearest challengers Northern Ireland and Azerbaijan.
Low included eight players aged 21 or under in his latest squad: Julian Brandt, who was forced to pull out, Yannick Gerhardt, Serge Gnabry, Leon Goretzka, Benjamin Henrichs, Joshua Kimmich, Max Meyer, Jonathan Tah and Julian Weigl. Another, Leroy Sane, was unavailable due to injury.
“I want to get the youngsters playing to a world-class level,” Low told ARD. “I want to get them playing in these qualifiers.”
Four consecutive clean sheets helped Germany reach the UEFA EURO quarter-finals, where they eliminated Italy 6-5 on penalties. However, a double from France’s Antoine Griezmann came to their undoing in the semis.
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