Germany manager Joachim Low has said he wants to convey a feeling of trust in his players after he axed Thomas Muller, Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels from the side.
The World Cup-winning trio from 2014 were told earlier in March they will not feature under him again:
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Per Reuters' Karolos Grohmann (via MailOnline), Low said:
"We are now face a new time, a new challenge.