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Defender Nico Schlotterbeck will earn his maiden cap while goalkeepers Marc-André ter Stegen and Kevin Trapp will play one half each as Germany starts the World Cup year with a friendly international with Israel on Saturday. “Nico Schlotterbeck will start the game,” coach Hansi Flick said on Friday of the Freiburg defender who has been in the squad before but is yet to play. “He is acting very confident, defends very high,” Flick added. “We want to give the young players a chance to play.” Eintracht Frankfurt’s Trapp and Barcelona’s Ter Stegen are normally ranked behind captain Manuel Neuer, w…