Germany's Joaquim Löw without Bayern and Dortmund players for Ecuador and USA friendlies

Germany coach Joachim Löw has had a tough time to call-up a squad for the international friendlies on May 29 against Ecuador and June 2 against the United States with an German UEFA Champions League final on May 25, the German Cup final on June 1, his players in Spain and Italy on duty and Germany taking part in the Euro Under-21 Championships from June 5. On paper, this is the weakest German national team in years, but it gives a number of newcomers – Philipp Wollscheid, Sidney Sam, Nicolai Müller, Max Kruse – besides forgotten players like Dennis Aogo, Aaron Hunt, Stefan Reinartz and Andreas Beck, a chance to show themselves against Ecuador in Boca Raton and the USA four day later.

For the second game, Borussia Dortmund duo Sven Bender and Kevin Großkreutz besides Miroslav Klose of Lazio Roma will fly across to strengthen the team in Washington against the United States.

GERMANY

Goalkeepers1-René Adler (Hamburger SV), 12-Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover 96), 22-Marc André ter-Stegen (Borussia Mönchengladbach)

Defenders2-Andreas Beck (1899 Hoffenheim), 4-Benedikt Höwedes (FC Schalke 04), 5-Heiko Westermann (Hamburger SV), 6-Dennis Aogo (Hamburger SV), 7-Marcell Jansen (Hamburger SV), 17-Per Mertesacker (FC Arsenal), 23 Philipp Wollscheid (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

Midfielders3-Stefan Reinartz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), 8-Julian Draxler (FC Schalke 04), 9-André Schürrle (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), 10-Lukas Podolski (FC Arsenal), 13-Nicolai Müller (FSV Mainz 05), 14-Aaron Hunt (SV Werder Bremen), 15-Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), 16-Sven Bender (Borussia Dortmund), 18-Sidney Sam (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), 21-Roman Neustädter (FC Schalke 04), 24-Kevin Großkreutz (Borussia Dortmund)

Forwards11-Miroslav Klose (Lazio Roma), 20-Max Kruse (SC Freiburg)