Germany stars raise awareness of ocean pollution during charity run - in pictures

National team also trained for Nations League match against Italy on Saturday

Thomas Muller, centre, and his Germany teammate Leon Goretzka, left, during the "Run for the Oceans" charity initiative at Herzogenaurach on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Getty

Germany's Kai Havertz and Leroy Sane with teammates during training. Reuters

Thomas Muller and Leon Goretzka during the "Run for the Oceans" charity initiative in Germany on Tuesday. Getty

Germany's Joshua Kimmich and teammates take part in the "Run for the Oceans" run in order to raise awareness about pollution in the oceans. Reuters

Germany's Thomas Muller takes part in the "Run for the Oceans" run in order to raise awareness about ocean pollution. Reuters

Germany's Manuel Neuer during training. Reuters

Germany's Joshua Kimmich and teammates take part in the "Run for the Oceans" charity initiative. Reuters

Germany's Ilkay Gundogan and Antonio Rudiger arrive for training ahead of their Uefa Nations League match. Reuters

Thomas Muller takes part in the "Run for the Oceans" run in order to raise awareness about ocean pollution. Reuters

Germany's Thilo Kehrer arrives for training for their Nations League match against Italy on Saturday. Reuters

HERZOGENAURACH, GERMANY - MAY 31: Thomas Müller (C) of the German national soccer team attends with his team mate Leon Goretzka (L) the "Run for the Oceans" charity run at Herzo Base adidas headquarter on May 31, 2022 in Herzogenaurach, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Images)

Germany's Timo Werner during training on Tuesday. Reuters

Germany's Leon Goretzka during training. Reuters

Thomas Muller and Leon Goretzka during the "Run for the Oceans" charity run. Getty

The German national team took time out from their training for the Uefa Nations League match against Italy by taking part in a charity run on Tuesday.

Thomas Muller and his teammates took part in the 'Run for the Oceans' charity initiative to raise awareness about sea pollution.

After the run, the players shifted their focus to football, specifically their match against the Italians on Saturday.

Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus missed meeting up with the Germany squad due to illness, four days before their Nations League game against the European champions in Bologna.

Reus did not travel to the Germany team base in Herzogenaurach as he has "signs of an infection", the German FA said in a statement.

The Germans have a busy schedule as they also host Euro 2020 runners-up England in Munich next Tuesday and play Hungary away four days later before returning home to face Italy in Moenchengladbach on June 14.

Reus will join the Germany team if he recovers in time. He returned to the Germany squad last September after a two-year break to play in World Cup qualifying wins over Liechtenstein, Romania and Armenia. However, he missed the victory over Israel and the draw with the Netherlands in March friendlies with illness.