Germany's football stars of the future

The Werder Bremen striker got things started for the Germans in their European Championship semifinal against Austria, opening the scoring in the 20th minute. This took his goal tally to six, the tournament's best. The 19-year-old Selke has yet to make an impact in the Bundesliga though, with no goals in three appearances.

Eintracht Frankfurt's Marc Stendera (left) doubled Germany's advantage on the half-hour mark, finishing neatly after an Austrian defender had blocked his first attempt. The midfielder will be looking to get more playing time in the Bundesliga this season after a couple of key departures from Frankfurt.

Levin Öztunali, who left Hamburg for Bayer Leverkusen before the start of last season, will be hoping his performances in Hungary will also catch his Bundesliga coach's eye. By the time he found the back of the net in the 58th minute of the semifinal, the Austrians were pretty much out of the game. Öztunali happens to be the grandson of legendary Hamburg and Germany striker Uwe Seeler.

Hany Muktar rounded out the scoring in the 68th minute to make it 4-0 for Germany. He first netted the ball in the opening minutes of the match, but the Hertha Berlin midfielder had that one disallowed by the referee. Coach Sorg will be hoping for at least another goal from him against Portugal.

Team captain, Niklas Stark from Nuremburg FC provides the squad with defensive stability. Stark was part of the squad that lost in penalties to the Netherlands in the final of the U-17 tournament two years ago. Now he is dreaming of avenging that defeat by beating Portugal in Budapest.

Netminder Oliver Schnitzler, who plays his club football with Aalen in the Bundesliga's second division, has only had to reach behind him twice in the tournament - when Germany were almost beaten by Serbia in Group B. Stark scored in extra-time to even the score to 2-2 and rescue a point for Germany.

Although only 19 years old and a defender, Kevin Akpoguma already has a Bundesliga goal to his name for Hoffenheim. He was also on the field for that U-17 final against Holland in 2012. Like Stark, he too is determined not to miss a second shot at an international title.

Joshua Kimmich won promotion to the second Bundesliga with his side RB Leipzig last season, having spent his formative years in the VfB Stuttgart youth system. Leipzig, who are just one of several sports teams funded by a certain Austrian energy drink, are hoping to take the next step - to the top flight - as soon as possible. Kimmich will be looking to help them along on that ride.

After conceeding two goals against Serbia, Marc-Oliver Kempf, (seen here in Germany's opening game against Bulgaria) and the rest of the defense were back on form against Ukraine - helping goalkeeper Schnitzler keep clean sheets against Ukraine and Austria. The Eintracht Frankfurt product has joined SC Freiburg where he hopes to get more playing time in the upcoming Bundesliga season.

Pacey winger Julian Brandt of Bayer Leverkusen is regarded as one of the top young players in Germany. He already has two Bundesliga goals for Leverkusen after just 12 appearances. He has also had his first taste of action in the Champions League