Despite the fact that Lazio striker Miroslav Klose will miss the games due to a knee injury, Löw decided not to nominate any new faces to play up front.
"Even if Miro is not available, I have enough options and quality up front to implement our philosophy, to play the sort of combination football that I like to see played," Löw said.
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The coach also made indicated that on-form Bayer Leverkusen striker Stefan Kiessling, who has scored 16 goals in the Bundesliga this season, is not likely to be recalled to the national team anytime soon.
"He has his qualities, he has shown he can score, but it is also a matter of philosophy," the coach said.
This leaves Germany with just one striker, Bayern Munich's Mario Gomez, for the two games against Kazakhstan away in Astana on Friday next week and at home in Nuremberg the following Tuesday.
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Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer, Rene Adler, Ron-Robert Zieler
Defenders: Jerome Boateng, Philipp Lahm, Benedikt Höwedes, Per Mertesacker, Marcel Schmelzer, Heiko Westermann
Midfielders: Lars Bender, Julian Draxler, Sven Bender, Mario Götze, Ilkay Gündogan, Marco Reus, Sami Khedira, Mesut Özil, Toni Kroos, Thomas Müller, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lukas Podolski, Andre Schürrle
Striker: Mario Gomez
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