The list included the names of uncapped duo Holger Badstuber (Bayern Munich) and Dennis Aogo (Hamburg).

"We specifically picked younger players. They may be short on experience but they have a lot of qualities," Loew said at a news conference in Stuttgart.

In addition to Badstuber, six other players from Champions League finalists Bayern were selected, most notably 35-year-old keeper Hans-Jorg Butt, who replaces the injured Rene Adler.

There was no place for Christoph Metzelder, Thorsten Frings and Kevin Kuranyi, whereas the Brazilian-born Cacau has joined in.

Germany provisional squad:

Goalkeepers: Hans-Jorg Butt, Manuel Neuer, Tim Wiese

Defenders: Per Mertesacker, Heiko Westermann, Philipp Lahm, Jerome Boateng, Andrea Beck, Arne Friedrich, Serdar Tasci, Marcell Jansen, Holger Badstuber, Dennis Aogo.

Midfielders: Michael Ballack, Sami Khedira, Piotr Trochowski, Marko Marin, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Christian Trasch, Mesut Ozil, Toni Kroos.

Strikers: Lukas Podolski, Miroslav Klose, Stefan Kiessling, Cacau, Thomas Muller, Mario Gomez.