West Ham United defender Thilo Kehrer was left out of the Germany side for their opening World Cup match against Japan on Wednesday.
Kehrer, who has ben a regular for Germnay under the reign of current boss Hansi Flick, was left on the bench by Flick as the 2014 World Cup winners threw away a 1-0 lead to suffer a shock defeat 2-1 defeat in their Group E meeting with Japan.
Germany took the lead in the first half when Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan scored a penalty, but saw a second goal by Chelsea’s Kai Havertz on the stroke of half-time disallowed for offside.
