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'Low should put Ozil on the bench' - Effenberg urges Germany to drop Arsenal star

Stefan Effenberg said Joachim Low should drop Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira for Germany's second World Cup game against Sweden.

Mesut Ozil should be benched for Germany's second World Cup group game against Sweden, according to Stefan Effenberg.

Arsenal midfielder Ozil played the full 90 minutes as Germany slipped to a 1-0 defeat to Mexico in their Group F opener – the side's first competitive defeat since their semi-final exit from Euro 2016 when they lost 2-0 to France.

Effenberg questioned Germany head coach Joachim Low's decision not to include second-half substitute Marco Reus in his starting line-up, calling for the Borussia Dortmund man to be in from the outset against Sweden.