"I thought a lot about the speeches for the national team and decided to speak out. Of course, I had a conversation with the coach of the German national team. It was not always easy for me in the national team, but I met a lot of great people to whom I was attached. However, the time has come to make room and give way to young and talented players who can achieve better results for Germany, "Gomez wrote in his Facebook.
The 33-year-old striker made his debut as part of the bundestim in 2007. In total, he took part in 78 games and scored 31 goals. He is active in performances at the World Championships in South Africa (2010) and Russia (2018), European Championships in Austria and Switzerland (2008), Poland and Ukraine (2012), and France (2016).
Earlier, the end of the international career announced the defender of the national team of Poland Lukasz Piszczek.