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Schurrle and Gotze will not have the chance to repeat as world champions. Both players were not selectedfor Germanys provisional World Cup squad.Ron-Robert Zieler,Kevin Grosskreutz,Benedikt Howedes,Erik Durm, Shkodran Mustafi andChristoph Kramer were also members of the 2014winning team that were not named to Joachim Lows provisional squad.

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Germany enter the 2018World Cup as the defending World Cup champions.Die Mannschaftwon their fourth World Cup in 2014, defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time in the final. The Germans will look to become the third team to win back-to-back World Cups, joining Brazil (1958-1962) and Italy (1934-1938). If Germany win the World Cup in Russia this summer they would match Brazils record of five championships.

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The German roster will look significantly different in Russia than it did in 2014. Six German players on the 2014 roster have retired from international play. Immediately following the World Cup, captain Philipp Lahm, center-backPer Mertesacker and all-time World Cup goal-scoring leader Miroslav Klose retired. Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lukas Podolski retired after Euro 2016. While Roman Weidenfeller recently retired.

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After picking up seven points to win their group, Germany faced Algeria in the round of 16. In a harder than expected game, Germany needed extra time, winning 2-1.Die Mannschaftplayed France in the quarterfinal. Mats Hummels scored the winner in the 13th minute, heading in a Toni Kroos free kick. In the semifinal, Germany faced the host nation Brazil, in the most memorable game of the 2014 World Cup.Die Mannschaftshocked Brazil in front of theirhome crowd. Germany scored five goals in the first half hour of the game, including three in a four-minuteperiod.

Manuel Neuer,Matthias Ginter,Mats Hummels,Sami Khedira,Mesut Ozil,Thomas Muller,Julian Draxler,Toni Kroos andJerome Boateng were all named to the provisional squad and will have the chance to defend their World Cup title.

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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 12: Philipp Lahm of Germany poses with the FIFA World Cup Trophy prior to the FIFA Ballon dOr Gala 2014 at the Park Hyatt hotel on January 12, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

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In the final, the Germans face Argentina. After a scoreless 90 minutes, the game went to extra time. Current Borussia Dortmund teammates AndreSchurrle and Mario Gotze combined for the lone goal, winning Germany the World Cup.