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Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer has travel retired of world status aft being named connected Thursday arsenic nan starting goalkeeper successful Germany’s World Cup squad by caput coach Julian Nagelsmann. Nagelsmann made nan determination aft having agelong labelled Hoffenheim’s Oliver Baumann arsenic his first-choice keeper.
“Yes I scheme pinch [Neuer arsenic No 1],” Nagelsmann said connected Thursday. “The main task was to nominate nan champion 3 keepers. So we decided that these 3 are portion of that. We contacted Manuel and asked him if he wanted to play for nan nationalist squad again.”
The 40-year-old Neuer, who past competed for Germany astatine Euro 2024 earlier his world retirement, is now group to play successful his 5th successive World Cup, joining an elite group of players pinch 5 aliases much tournaments. Neuer, a 2014 World Cup winner, enjoyed a coagulated play pinch champions Bayern, who tin triumph nan home double pinch triumph complete Stuttgart successful nan German Cup last connected Saturday. He signed a statement hold pinch Bayern past week.
There were fewer different awesome surprises successful Nagelsmann’s 26-man squad for nan tourney starting adjacent month, but nan coach besides called up Bayern teen Lennart Karl, who enjoyed a meteoric emergence this season, arsenic good arsenic Nadiem Amiri and Leroy Sané, who some had extracurricular chances of earning a spot. Niclas Füllkrug, Karim Adeyemi and Kevin Schade are immoderate of nan players that didn’t make nan cut.
“They [players] fresh good together. It is simply a bully mix. Many person been playing since nan younker together,” Nagelsmann said. “We are happy pinch our prime but cognize others will enactment astatine location who person performed very well.“
Germany's squad successful full
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Goalkeepers: Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Alexander Nübel (Stuttgart).
Defenders: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt), David Raum (Leipzig), Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund), Pascal Gross (Brighton), Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), Malick Thiaw (Newcastle), Jonathan Tah (Bayern Munich).
Midfielders: Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Jamie Leweling (Stuttgart), Aleksandar Pavlović (Bayern Munich), Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), Angelo Stiller (Stuttgart), Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich).
Forwards: Kai Havertz (Arsenal), Deniz Undav (Stuttgart), Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), Lennart Karl (Bayern Munich), Leroy Sané (Galatasaray).
Manager: Julian Nagelsmann (pictured).
Photograph: Thilo Schmülgen/REUTERS
Germany, who look Curacao, Ecuador and Ivory Coast successful Group E astatine nan World Cup, person group their sights connected a 5th title aft daze first-round exits successful nan past 2 editions successful 2018 and 2022.
“The connection stands,” Nagelsmann said. “We want to go world champions. Every subordinate who is nominated needs to show it now each day.“
