Germany look at rising stars for Chile friendly

BERLIN, Mar 4 (AFP): Germany head coach Joachim Loew will be assessing his options ahead of June's World Cup with four uncapped players in the squad for Wednesday's friendly against Chile. The Stuttgart friendly is Loew's last chance to test new combinations before naming his squad for Brazil 2014 on May 8, with Germany set to kick-off their World Cup campaign against Portugal in Salvador on June 16.

With 100 days to go before the World Cup, Loew has voiced concerns with several first-choice players returning from injury and he said his final squad will be based solely on current form. "On paper, we have a top team, but the reality is a bit different at the moment," said Loew, whose side won nine and drew one of their 10 qualifiers.