Euro 2016: Germany's key figures

One of 14 World Cup winners in the 27-man squad, Neuer is arguably the world's best goalkeeper. The 30-year-old enjoyed another solid season for club side Bayern Munich, keeping 20 clean sheets in 34 games. He may have a little more work to do in front of a German defense with questions over both full-back positions, though.

With doubts over both sides of the back four, the partnership between Boateng (left) and Hummels will be crucial for the 2014 World Champions. The pair will play together at Bayern Munich next season after Hummels' controversial transfer from Dortmund. Both are solid defensively and strong in the air, but there are question marks over Hummels' lack of pace and Boateng's lack of game time.

The Liverpool midfielder has suffered as a result of his versatility at national level. Significant amounts of his five-cap career have come at right-back, where he's often looked uncomfortable. At his best, Can is a strong but silky central midfielder, but whether Löw will trust him over more experienced options like Bastian Schweinsteiger remains to be seen.

This pair has 61 years and almost 250 caps between them yet there are serious doubts about their value to the Germany squad. Podolski (l) has had an indifferent club career since leaving Cologne for the second time in 2012, while skipper Schweinsteiger hasn't played since March and has generally failed to convince since moving to Manchester United last summer.

The man likely to play furthest forward in a side bereft of a world class number nine, Müller will have to be at his goalscoring best for the World Champions to add a European crown. With 31 goals from 70 caps and an excellent record at major international tournaments, few would bet against the Bayern man.

Although it's hard to call the man who scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final a surprise choice, Götze's lack of action this season makes it hard to judge his importance to the national team. He's completed 90 minutes in the Bundesliga only seven times this term and will be hoping Löw trusts him a little more than his departing Bayern boss.

An important figure in Löw's Germany set-up before missing the World Cup triumph through injury, the target man is the only genuine striker in the squad and appears to be Löw's plan B. His goal against England in a March friendly was his first in four years in a Germany shirt, but 26 goals in 33 games for Besiktas this season proves he's still got that poacher's instinct.

One of three uncapped players (Joshua Kimmich and Julian Weigl are the others), Brandt is the man in form in this squad. Mirroring his club Bayer Leverkusen, the 20-year-old winger, has enjoyed a spectacular end to the campaign, scoring six and creating five in his last 10 games. If Löw truly considers club form important, Brandt has a strong case to be in the final 23.