World Cup winners Thomas Müller and Mats Hummels have secured a return to the Germany team for the first time in more than two years after Joachim Löw included them in his 26-man Euro 2020 squad. Müller and Hummels, winners of the 2014 World Cup under Löw, were some of the players dropped after Germany’s disappointing 2018 World Cup first-round exit and their poor Nations League performance later that year. “Mats is a player who influences other players and brings experience,” said Löw, who also praised Müller’s superb season with Bayern Munich. Müller has managed 18 assists and 11 goals in the Bundesliga, and Hummels has established himself as leader at the freshly crowned German Cup winners Borussia Dortmund, forcing Löw into a U-turn. Germany are in Group F with Hungary, the holders Portugal and France, and play their group matches in Munich.

Source: The Irish Times May 19, 2021 13:39 UTC