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Germany’s 27-player squad: Götze and Wagner excluded; Petersen is the biggest surprise candidate. The German Football Association held a press conference to announce the initial list of 27 players selected for the World Cup in Russia. In fact, most of the 27-player squad is the regular German national team lineup that fans are well familiar with. The core players who are actively recovering, such as Neuer, Müller, Özil, Hummels, Kroos, and Boateng, are included; Rois, who has recovered from his injury, has also not been forgotten and is part of the squad list. The biggest surprise came from the forward line: Bayern striker Wagner and Dortmund’s versatile forward Götze were not included in the squad. Peterson, who helped Freiburg avoid relegation this season and was the top scorer in the 2nd Bundesliga, as well as the player who won a silver medal at the Olympics with the German Olympic team as an overage player, made it onto the list. This season, Peterson has scored 15 goals in the league, making him the second-highest scorer in the Bundesliga behind Lewandowski as well as the top scorer among domestic players; his selection is therefore not surprising. Germany’s initial 27-player squad: Goalkeepers: Neuer (Bayern), Ter Stegen (Barcelona), Leno (Leverkusen), Trapp (Paris). Defenders: Kimmich (Bayern), Boateng (Bayern), Hummels (Bayern), Ulreich (Bayern), Hector (Cologne), Jonathan Tah (Leverkusen), Ginter (Monchengladbach), Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin), Lürdig (Chelsea). Midfielders and forwards: Brandt (Leverkusen), Draxler (Paris), Gomez (Stuttgart), Goretzka (Schalke), Gündogan (Manchester City), Khedira (Juventus), Kroos (Real Madrid), Thomas Müller (Bayern), Özil (Arsenal), Peterson (Freiburg), Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Rudy (Bayern Munich), Sane (Manchester City), Werner (Leipzig)