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MADRID -- New Spain coach Julen Lopetegui dropped longtime captain Iker Casillas on Friday for the start of 2018 World Cup qualifying.Casillas has a team-record 167 matches for Spain, although the 35-year-old goalkeeper didnt play a minute of the European Championship because he was David de Geas backup.Lopetegui said Casillas could return to the team, however.Iker is an icon, both past and present, but in this case we decided that our starting goalkeeper will be De Gea, Lopetegui said. But in no case does this close the door for Iker. We will be watching his performance level closely.Since his debut in 2000, Casillas has manned Spains net through its unprecedented run of three major titles, when it won the 2010 World Cup in between the 2008 and 2012 European Championships.Lopetegui was coach of FC Porto when Casillas left Real Madrid after 16 seasons for the Portuguese club in July 2015. 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MARSEILLE, France -- Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger will lead his side against France in Thursdays European Championship semifinal in Marseille after recovering from a knock to his injury-prone right knee.Schweinsteiger will definitely start, Germany coach Joachim Loew said on Wednesday. He has the physical conditioning and strength to play from the beginning. His experience is hugely important in such a cauldron.The 31-year-old Schweinsteiger strained a ligament in his knee in Saturdays quarterfinal win over Italy, but came through Wednesdays training session in Evian-les-Bains without any problems, before the squad left its tournament base for Marseille.He was able to do everything in the final training session today without any complaints at all. Hes cured the injury, Loew said.Borussia Dortmunds Julian Weigl or Liverpools Emre Can had been prepared to step in for their tournament debuts if Schweinsteiger couldnt make it, but they might yet feature from the bench.If he isnt quite fit enough we have a lot of options to substitute him, Loew said.Defender Benedikt Hoewedes also trained Wednesday after sitting out the previous days session.I definitely wont play any player who isnt 100 per cent fit, Loew had warned on Monday.Germany will certainly be without striker Mario Gomez and midfielder Sami Khedira through injury, and defender Mats Hummels, who is suspended.Its not easy for us to replace these three players. Thats why Bastian is important for us with his experience, Loew said.Gomez is out for the rest of the tournament after tearing a muscle in his right thigh in the win over Italy, while Khedira faces a race against time to be fit for a possible final appearance with a left groin injury from the same game.ddddddddddddDespite the absences, Germany forward Thomas Mueller believes the side has more than enough strength in depth to be able to compensate, and that it has nothing to fear against France.Fear has no place in the team, Mueller said. Of course France didnt reach the semifinal through luck, but because they have a lot of class. We have respect, but Im always optimistic that well find solutions, even when we have absences. I dont think weve ever been as well-covered with the players waiting to come in.Germany is bidding to follow its World Cup win with its fourth European title and its first since 1996. The side embarrassed host Brazil 7-1 in the World Cup semifinal two years ago but Mueller didnt see any parallels between the games despite facing the hosts again at the same stage.If there are parallels, itll be good for us. But Im not going to say that were going to win 7-1. That would be too much, Mueller said.France are under a bit of pressure because theyre hosts. They know theyre playing against an excellent Germany team. France-Germany, they were two of the favorites already beforehand. And now they meet in the semifinal. You dont have many better football games. ' ' '