Germany coach Joachim Low has left Andreas Beck out of his final squad for the World Cup.

The Hoffenheim full-back missed out as Low reduced his party for South Africa from 24 to 23 on Tuesday. The coach had already seen his provisional squad reduced by injuries to Michael Ballack, Christian Trasch and Heiko Westermann.

The 23-year-old was informed of the decision by Low earlier on Tuesday and was told he should remain on standby to fly out to South Africa in case Germany pick up any more injuries in Thursday's final warm-up game against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Frankfurt.