Kimmich back in Germany squad for Slovakia clash

The German Football Association has named the squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Slovakia, with Joshua Kimmich and Nico Schlotterbeck both included.

After missing Germany’s 2-0 win over Luxembourg on Friday due to injury, Joshua Kimmich and Nico Schlotterbeck could return to action against Slovakia on Monday.

Both players were included when the German Football Association announced the squad numbers for the game early on Monday. Karim Adeyemi, who missed Friday’s match due to suspension, is also back in the squad.

Schlotterbeck took part in Germany’s final training session on Sunday, while Kimmich trained individually after injuring his ankle in training last week.

Although Kimmich was not training with his teammates, Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann didn’t rule out the possibility of the Bayern star featuring on Monday.

“We’ll decide tomorrow (Monday) whether he can play. But I’m optimistic that he can. It’s more about pain and comfort, but anyone who knows Joshua knows that he doesn’t like saying no to a match,” Nagelsmann said at the pre-match press conference on Sunday evening.

Here are the squad numbers for Monday’s game:

1 Oliver Baumann

2 Malick Thiaw

3 Waldemar Anton

4 Jonathan Tah

5 Aleksandar Pavlovic

6 Joshua Kimmich

7 Jamie Leweling

8 Leon Goretzka

9 Assan Ouedraogo

10 Jonathan Burkardt

11 Nick Woltemade

12 Alexander Nübel

13 Felix Nmecha

14 Karim Adeyemi

15 Nico Schlotterbeck

16 Kevin Schade

17 Florian Wirtz

18 Nathaniel Brown

19 Leroy Sané

20 Serge Gnabry

21 Finn Dahmen

22 David Raum

23 Ridle Baku