Löw sticks with Cacau for France friendly

The 30-year-old, who has notched just four goals in 22 league games this season, scored the last of his five international goals in September 2011 against Poland.

The Brazil-born forward was widely expected to lose his spot to Borussia Monchengladbach's Mike Hanke as Germany prepare their bid to end a 16-year title drought with victory at June's Euro 2012 tournament in Poland and Ukraine.

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