Neuhaus: Another tough cut, but the Gladbach midfielder is struggling for field time with his club, has been choppy for Germany, and plays a position that already seems filled.

Raum: Maybe the unkindest cut just based on the available talent at left-back, it just seems like Gosens has to make the squad.

Nmecha: A talented center-forward, Nmecha might just be caught in a numbers game given the other players available in the attack.

It is really hard to imagine him taking GundoganвЂ™s position on the roster.

Arnold: The Wolfsburg midfielder was the biggest surprise on HamannвЂ™s list.

Baku: Filled with potential, Flick seems to favor Hofmann at right-back - a position where he can also use SГјle, Kehrer, or Ginter as well.

If we had to guess today who those players would be, this would be the list:

The bottom line, though, is that five players from HamannвЂ™s list would have to drop to make way for Hummels, Reus, Gundogan, Gosens, and Hofmann. Bubble players like Julian Draxler and Julian Brandt likely have little chance to stick with Germany barring a rampant uptick in form. The availability of Klostermann and Halstenberg respectively has repeatedly been and issue and could se them permanently passed over. Gosens, meanwhile, has been injured, but his pace and offensive ability at left-back probably intrigues Flick enough to keep him. Hummels is an interesting case because he has been injured, but I think Flick will want his experience and leadership on the bench at a minimum. It is hard to imagine that Flick selects a roster without Gundogan, Hofmann, or Reus. Jonas Hofmann (Borussia MГ¶nchengladbach).

That is a decent list, but there are certainly some issues based on some of FlickвЂ™s recent selections. Could Jonas Hofmann be left out of the World Cup? Photo by Marvin Ibo Guengoer/Getty Images

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