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Janina Minge will replace the injured Lena Oberdorf in Germany’s squad for the women’s Olympic football tournament in Paris. The Wolfsburg midfielder comes into Horst Hrubesch’s squad having already been on the stand-by list. Eintracht Frankfurt’s Pia-Sophie Wolter will now take Minge’s place as first reserve, the German Football Federation said on Saturday. Germany, who are among the favourites for gold, kick off their Olympic campaign on Thursday in Marseille against Australia – a day before the Paris opening ceremony. Olympic football tournaments generally start before the opening ceremony …

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