Joachim Low has opted to rest his biggest stars this summer in a bid to keep them fresh for a World Cup year in 2018
Toni Kroos, Thomas Muller and Mesut Ozil are among the big names to be left out of Germany's squad for next month's Confederations Cup in Russia.
The world champions' head coach, Joachim Low, has opted to rest his regular stars as he bids to keep the squad fresh for next season, which will culminate with the World Cup.
Jerome Boateng, Mario Gomez, Mats Hummels, Sami Khedira, Kroos, Muller and Ozil are all given an end-of-season break, having been omitted from Low's squad.