Mesut Ozil's shock retirement from international football caught Germany head coach Joachim Loew by surprise, it emerge on Tuesday.

Germany's fine run with a second-string team has yields several top prospects for next year's World Cup defence and they hope to clinch the Confederations Cup in style.

Germany coach Joachim Loew says he has had a long and honest discussion with Leon Goretzka about the player's career as the Schalke 04 midfielder's performances continue to attract attention.

Germany's head coach Joachim Loew on Wednesday named seven uncapped players for next month's Confederations Cup in Russia as the injury-hit world champions unveiled an experimental squad.

Germany's World Cup-winning coach Joachim Loew is set to extend his reign until 2020 amidst reports his new contract will be

With Manuel Neuer confirmed as his new captain, Joachim Loew plans to blood Germany's next generation as part of his team's preparations to defend their World Cup title in Russia.

World champions Germany are set to blood a crop of rising stars in Sunday's friendly at home to Slovakia as head coach Joachim Loew fine-tunes his Euro 2016 squad.