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Germany squad to face Argentina

Midfielder Kroos, 20, has helped Bayer Leverkusen to the top of the Bundesliga with an unbeaten run of 23 matches while Mueller, also 20, has been inspirational for Bayern who recently won 13 games in a row.

"Both have produced some very good performances in the Bundesliga in the last few months and deserve a chance," said coach Joachim Low on the German federation website.

The match is Germany's last friendly before Low, recently involved in a controversy over the extension of his contract after the World Cup, names his squad for South Africa.

He scored four goals in Stuttgart's 5-1 win at Cologne at the weekend and was also on target in Tuesday's 1-1 draw at home to Barcelona in the Champions League.