Germany calls up Robin Koch and Sebastian Rudy

Already without Toni Kroos due to injury, Germany coach Joachim Low has opted to bring Robin Koch and Sebastian Rudy into his squad.

Hoffenheim midfielder Sebastian Rudy has not played for Joachim Low's Germany side since November 2018.

Sebastian Rudy is back in the Germany squad, with Joachim Low also calling up uncapped defender Robin Koch.

Midfielder Rudy has not played for his country since November 2018 but after helping Hoffenheim win at former club and Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich on Saturday has earned a recall from Low.

Germany is without Toni Kroos for games against Argentina and Estonia after the Real Madrid midfielder pulled out through injury, while Cologne left-back Jonas Hector also withdrew.

Sebastian #Rudy and Robin #Koch have been called up by Joachim #Löw

ℹ @MatzeGinter is out with a shoulder injury, while @IlkayGuendogan (muscular problem) and Timo #Werner (ill) are doubts against Argentina.#DieMannschaft#GERARGpic.twitter.com/31EqT6QkOh

— Germany (@DFB_Team_EN) October 7, 2019

 

Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan is a doubt to face Argentina in a friendly on Wednesday due to a muscle problem and Timo Werner is yet to join the squad because he has flu.

Matthias Ginter was another absentee from the group that met on Monday as the Borussia Monchengladbach player has a shoulder injury.

Low previously called up Suat Serdar of Schalke and Bayer Leverkusen's Nadiem Amiri, with the duo in line for their first senior appearances for the national team. 

Freiburg's Koch is another potential debutant with the defender, Amiri and Serdar all part of the Germany squad that reached the final of this year's European Under-21 Championship.

After facing Argentina - which is without Lionel Messi - Germany travels to Tallinn for a Euro 2020 qualifier against Estonia on Sunday.

Germany is level on points with Northern Ireland at the top of Group C despite a 4-2 home loss to Netherlands last month.