International Career
Huth is a viable option in dead-ball situations due to the tremendous power with which he can kick the ball. From a young age, Huth was already a member of the German national team. He also played at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Together with a young Per Mertesacker, he was the first-choice central defender for Germany at the 2005 Confederations Cup.
On 29 June 2005, he scored his first goal for Germany in a 4–3 extra-time win against Mexico during the third-place play-off at the 2005 Confederations Cup. He has scored 2 goals in 17 games for Germany, as of June 2006. His second goal for Germany came in a 4–1 defeat to Italy in a friendly game played in Florence in March 2006.
During the World Cup on home soil, Huth lost his place to Christoph Metzelder as Mertesacker's first choice partner after being blamed for some defensive errors in several pre-tournament games and only started one game, the last group stage match against Ecuador. He was recalled to the German national team for the first time since the 2006 World Cup in a friendly against Switzerland on 20 March 2008, because of his recent club form. He was later ruled out after suffering from a foot injury.
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