Emotional videos
It’s official! Germany announces its first World Cup riders
Now the sensational comeback is official: Bayern’s star goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who announced his retirement from the German national team two years ago, is part of the German World Cup squad!
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen On Thursday, national team coach Julian Nagelsmann announced his 26-man World Cup roster for the tournament in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
Here’s an overview of the squad:
Some names had already been revealed earlier. Starting early in the morning, the German Football Association (DFB) had been releasing one player’s name at a time at regular intervals—accompanied by videos that were, in some cases, very emotional:
- Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
- Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart)
- Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund)
- Kai Havertz (Arsenal)
- Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)
- Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart)
- Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- Aleksandar Pavlovic (Bayern Munich)
- David Raum (RB Leipzig)
- Nadiem Amiri (FSV Mainz 05)
- Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund)
- Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich)
The squad is led by captain Joshua Kimmich. His vice-captains, Kai Havertz and Antonio Rüdiger, are back in World Cup form just in time after long-term injuries, as is Dortmund’s Felix Nmecha. The youngest player in the squad is Bayern teenager Lennart Karl, who is 18 years old and has two international caps to his name.
Neuer back in the German goal
Following the heated discussions of the past few days, Neuer’s return is official. From the 2010 World Cup to the 2024 European Championship, he was the number one goalkeeper for Germany at every major tournament. He retired after the home tournament two years ago. With 124 international appearances, the 40-year-old is Germany’s record-holding goalkeeper. His greatest success was winning the title at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Criticism of Nagelsmann
The previous starting goalkeeper, Oliver Baumann (TSG Hoffenheim), will now have to take a backseat. Criticism of Nagelsmann’s decision came from, among others, former DFB goalkeeper Oliver Kahn. “If Julian is suddenly thinking about making a quick goalkeeper change now, then that’s obviously a bit of a gamble,” Kahn said on Sunday on “Doppelpass” on Sport1.
Opening match against surprise team
In the group stage, the German national team will play Curacao on June 14 in Houston, the Ivory Coast on June 20 in Toronto, Canada, and Ecuador on June 25 in East Rutherford. The team will be based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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