Germany national team manager Joachim Low has named his squad for the upcoming games against bitter rivals the Netherlands and 2018 FIFA World Cup winners France.

Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has been left out of the squad after picking up a hamstring injury in the Champions League Match Day 2 clash against Hoffenheim.

Freiburg striker Nils Petersen will also miss out through a shoulder injury.

Low has made a few changes to the squad giving Schalke striker Mark Uth a maiden call-up.

Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil has not returned to the national team after retiring, citing racism and discrimination as being factors behind his decision.

Low has not called any players of Turkish origin to the side with Juventus midfielder Emre Can also missing out.

Sixteen of the 23-man squad have been called up from the Bundesliga.

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The Germans take on the Netherlands in Amsterdam on 13 October, before facing reigning world champions France in Paris on 16 October.

Germany Squad

Goalkeepers: Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Defenders: Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea), Niklas Sule (Bayern Munich), Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Jonas Hector (FC Koln), Nico Schulz (TSG Hoffenheim), Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint-Germain)

Midfielders/forwards: Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Timo Werner (Red Bull Leipzig), Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), Leroy Sane (Manchester City), Mark Uth (Schalke), Sebastian Rudy (Schalke)