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Mueller, Hunt called up for Germany
Associated Press
International Friendlies
| Sat., Nov. 14 | |
| England 0-1 Brazil | Recap |
| Slovakia 1-0 United States | Recap |
| Spain 2-1 Argentina | Recap |
| Italy 0-0 Netherlands | Recap |
| Wales 3-0 Scotland | Recap |
| South Africa 0-0 Japan | Recap |
| Denmark 0-0 South Korea | Recap |
| Germany vs. Chile | P'poned |
| Tue., Nov. 17 | |
| Oman 0-2 Brazil | Recap |
| Slovakia 1-2 Chile | Recap |
| Belgium 2-0 Qatar | Recap |
| Wed., Nov. 18 | |
| Denmark 3-1 United States | Recap |
| Italy 1-0 Sweden | Recap |
| Austria 1-5 Spain | Recap |
| Germany 2-2 Ivory Coast | Recap |
| Honduras 1-2 Peru | Recap |
| Netherlands 0-0 Paraguay | Recap |
| South Korea 0-1 Serbia | Recap |
| Poland 1-0 Canada | Recap |
| Montenegro 1-0 Belarus | Recap |
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Striker Stefan Kiessling of Bayer Leverkusen, who leads the Bundesliga with seven goals, returns to the squad for the first time since March.
Forward Mario Gomez is also in the squad despite losing his place in the starting lineup of Bayern Munich.
Germany plays Chile in Cologne on Nov. 14 and Ivory Coast in Gelsenkirchen four days later, the first friendlies since the three-time champions qualified for the World Cup.
The 20-year-old Mueller has been one of the revelations of the season, becoming a starter for Bayern under new coach Louis van Gaal and scoring some important goals.
"Thomas should spend a few days with us to get to know the atmosphere in the national team," Loew said.
Loew overruled objections from Bayern officials, who thought it was too early for Mueller to be called up for international duty.
The 23-year-old Hunt, whose mother is English, has become one of Werder's top players this season after overcoming a series of injuries and has scored three times.
"We have the possibility to give him a chance now," Loew said. "He has played consistently well this season and has progressed."
Hunt and Mueller can play as forwards or attacking midfielders.
Hannover goalkeeper Robert Enke is not in the 24-man squad after only recently overcoming a bacterial infection. Stuttgart defender Serdar Tasci was scheduled to return, but his club said on Friday a foot injury would keep him sidelined for several weeks, possibly even until the end of the year.
Goalkeeper Rene Adler of Bayer Leverkusen dropped out of the squad late Friday because of an eye infection.
Midfielder Simon Rolfes of Bayer Leverkusen and Cacau of Stuttgart are also out with injuries.
Germany:
Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Schalke), Tim Wiese (Werder Bremen).
Defenders: Andreas Beck (Hoffenheim), Jerome Boateng (Hamburger SV), Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich) Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Marcel Schaefer (Wolfsburg), Heiko Westermann (Schalke).
Midfielder: Michael Ballack (Chelsea), Christian Gentner (Wolfsburg), Thomas Hitzlsperger (Stuttgart), Aaron Hunt (Werder Bremen), Marko Marin (Werder Bremen), Thomas Mueller (Bayern Munich), Mesut Oezil (Werder Bremen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburger SV).
Forwards: Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich), Stefan Kiessling (Bayer Leverkusen), Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich), Lukas Podolski (FC Cologne).
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