Podolski announced that he no longer wanted to be considered for international selection in a post on his official Instagram account on Monday (poldi_official), although due to a ankle injury, the date of his farewell match has not yet been confirmed.

"I know it means a lot for them to play for Germany one more time," German manager Joachim Loew told the federation's official website. (www.dfb.de) "This proves how much the team meant and still means to them."

Both players were part of Germany's 2014 World Cup-winning squad. Podolski is Germany's third most-capped player with 129 appearances; Schweinsteiger has made 120.