He was called up to the Germany squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa by coach Joachim Low, to fill in for injured Michael Ballack as defensive midfielder. He went on to play in all seven matches, and was only substituted twice. Khedira was in the starting lineup in eight qualification matches for Euro 2012, and helped Germany top their group with a record of ten wins out of ten matches. Khedira tore his ACL in his right knee in a friendly match against Italy in 2013; the injury has made his participation at the 2014 FIFA World Cup questionable, but the team remains optimistic. Khedira has been dating German fashion model, Lena Gercke, since May 2011. Both were featured in a February 2012 GQ cover story and are quite popular with the media.