Hunt, Mueller get call


BERLIN: Coach Joachim Loew has named promising Werder Bremen midfielder Aaron Hunt and Bayern Munich's rising star Thomas Mueller in the Germany squad for friendlies against Chile and the Ivory Coast. Loew's squad will play Chile in Cologne on November 14 and the Ivory Coast in Gelsenkirchen on November 18. Having already secured their World Cup berth for South Africa with a 1-0 win over Russia in Moscow last month, Loew is keeping an eye on the future by calling up the youngsters Mueller and Hunt.