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DEU
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Germany
With a reputation for excelling in this tournament, the Germany World Cup 2022 odds suggest they will be in the mix again.
Die Mannschaft have won the trophy, finished runners-up and secured third place four times, although they are looking for an improvement on their joint-worst showing in Russia four years ago.
They fell at the first hurdle, failing to get through a group with Sweden, Mexico and South Korea, but are rebuilding nicely under Hansi Flick following the departure of Joachim Low.
The likes of Manuel Neuer and Thomas Muller are still going while young players such as Kai Havertz and Jamal Musiala are emerging with Germany expected to compete again at the business end of tournaments under Flick.
Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Defenders: Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton), Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), Christian Gunter (Freiburg), Thilo Kehrer (West Ham), Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig), David Raum (RB Leipzig), Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Niklas Sule (Borussia Dortmund)
Midfielders: Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich), Mario Gotze (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City), Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)
Forwards: Niclas Fullkrug (Werder Bremen), Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich), Kai Havertz (Chelsea), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund), Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich)
