Teenager Moukoko and veteran Gotze included in Germany's World Cup squad
Germany coach Hansi Flick announced his 26-man squad for the tournament in Qatar starting on November 20th, with youngster Moukoko, who has scored six times in the Bundesliga this season, included.
Werder Bremen forward Niclas Fullkrug (29) also earned a spot after a stellar season with 10 goals so far and following the absence of the injured Timo Werner (26).
But midfielder Gotze's return will no doubt hog the headlines with the 2014 final scorer back to his best with a return to the Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt this season.
"Mario Gotze is there. 2017 was the last time. Mario is totally happy and so are we to have him. It gives us many options," Flick told a news conference.
Germany's squad for the World Cup:
Goalkeepers
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona) Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Defenders
Matthias Ginter (Freiburg)Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid)Niklas Sule (Borussia Dortmund)Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United) David Raum (RB Leipzig) Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) Armel Bella Kotchap (Southampton) Christian Gunter (Freiburg)
Midfielders
Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City)Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Moenchengladbach) Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich)Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich)Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich)Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) Mario Gotze (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Strikers
Kai Havertz (Chelsea) Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund) Niklas Fuellkrug (Werder Bremen) Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund)
Germany begin their World Cup campaign against Japan on November 23rd.