Euro 2016: I will not take any risk if Mats Hummels does not feel 100 percent fit, says Joachim Low

Mats Hummels missed the world champions' opening 2-0 victory over Ukraine and has not played since picking up a thigh muscle injury in May.

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Mats Hummels likely to miss Germany’s Euro 2016 Group C game against Poland on Thursday. (Source: AP)

Germany will not risk playing centre back Mats Hummels in their Euro 2016 Group C game against Poland on Thursday unless he is “100 percent fit”, coach Joachim Loew said.

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Hummels missed the world champions’ opening 2-0 victory over Ukraine on Sunday and has not played since picking up a thigh muscle injury in the German Cup final in May.

The 27-year-old had not trained with the team until this week, while Shkodran Mustafi replaced him at the heart of the Germany defence in their group opener.

“I will not take any risk if there are any problems or he does not feel 100 percent fit,” Loew told reporters on Wednesday. “We will look at the final training (session) this evening.

“But we will talk with the doctors after practice and see.”

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Germany’s defence will need him, having looked shaky at times against the speedy Ukrainians. Fellow central defender Antonio Ruediger was forced to drop out with a cruciate ligament injury days before the tournament started.

Loew also ruled out playing captain Bastian Schweinsteiger for the full 90 minutes, after the midfielder came on as a substitute to score their second goal against Ukraine following a long-term injury absence.

“You can feel that he is making physical progress every day…but he still does not have the power for 90 minutes.”