Sami Khedira has been ruled out of Germany's Euro 2016 semifinal against France on Thursday, while captain Bastian Schweinsteiger is facing a race against time to return to full fitness.

On Saturday, Germany beat Italy in a dramatic penalty shootout to advance to their sixth consecutive semifinal at a major tournament.

However, the win came at a cost and the Nationalmannschaft are set to make major changes for their semifinal with hosts France.

At the weekend, attacker Mario Gomez was ruled out for the remainder of the tournament, and Germany coach Joachim Low has also confirmed that midfielder Khedira will also not take part in the match against France.

Schweinsteiger is also a major injury doubt, while defender Mats Hummels will sit out through suspension.