Daily Mirror

FLICK PICKS MOUKOKO FOR QATAR

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GERMANY are taking 17-year-old striker Youssoufa Moukoko to the World Cup – but his Borussia Dortmund teammates Marco Reus and Mats Hummels have missed out.

Coach Hansi Flick has rewarded Moukoko for scoring six goals and setting up four more in 13 Bundesliga appearance­s this season. Moukoko (left) is the youngest player to clock

10 Bundesliga goals. Last term, he became the youngest player to appear in the league. Werder Bremen forward Niclas Fullkrug was another surprise call-up, filling a gap left by Timo Werner’s injury. Fullkrug has 10 goals in 13 Bundesliga games this season.

Reus misses out having struggled to recover from an ankle injury while Hummels, who has played well this season, is also susceptibl­e to injury.

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