FRANKFURT: Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer has come out of international retirement to compete in next month’s World Cup after being named on Thursday as the starting goalkeeper in Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann’s squad for the tournament.
Nagelsmann made the decision after having long labelled Hoffenheim’s Oliver Baumann as his first-choice keeper.
“Yes I plan with that (with Neuer as number one),” Nagelsmann told a press conference. “The main task was to nominate the best three keepers. So we decided that these three are part of that.”
“We contacted Manuel and asked him if he wanted to play for the national team again,” said Nagelsmann.
The 40-year-old Neuer, who last competed for Germany at Euro 2024 before his international retirement, is now set to play in his fifth successive World Cup, joining an elite group of players with five or more tournaments.
