Manuel Neuer
Germany
GK
Age
40
Appearances
0
Clean sheets
0
About Manuel Neuer
Manuel Neuer is a confirmed goalkeeper in Germany's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Julian Nagelsmann's final 26 alongside Oliver Baumann and Alexander Nübel in the goalkeeper group. The Bayern Munich keeper is 40 at kick-off and brings 124 senior Germany caps into the tournament, having come out of international retirement on 21 May 2026 to be selected for a fifth World Cup, his first major tournament since Euro 2024.
Germany face Curacao, Ivory Coast and Ecuador in Group E, opening against Curacao at NRG Stadium in Houston on 14 June. Nagelsmann's side won UEFA Group A to qualify on 17 November 2025, with Joshua Kimmich named as Germany captain and Neuer confirmed in the goalkeeper group.
Germany face Curacao, Ivory Coast and Ecuador in Group E, opening against Curacao at NRG Stadium in Houston on 14 June. Nagelsmann's side won UEFA Group A to qualify on 17 November 2025, with Joshua Kimmich named as Germany captain and Neuer confirmed in the goalkeeper group.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
0
Minutes played
0
Clean sheets
0
Goals conceded
0
Saves
0
Playing Style
Neuer is a goalkeeper best known for the sweeper-keeper role, stepping out of his area to act as an extra defender behind a high line. Command of his box, shot-stopping and quick reflexes anchor the rest of his game, and his reading of situations lets him time runs off his line in one-on-ones.
Distribution is a core part of the profile too: composure on the ball, accurate kicking and confident handling that lets Germany build from the back. At 40 and with 124 caps behind him, Neuer is listed in Germany's goalkeeper group for the 2026 squad alongside Oliver Baumann and Alexander Nübel.
Distribution is a core part of the profile too: composure on the ball, accurate kicking and confident handling that lets Germany build from the back. At 40 and with 124 caps behind him, Neuer is listed in Germany's goalkeeper group for the 2026 squad alongside Oliver Baumann and Alexander Nübel.
World Cup History
Neuer has been part of Germany's squads at four previous World Cups — South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014, Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022 — and the 2026 tournament would be his fifth. His most recent international appearance to date came at Euro 2024, after which he initially retired from international football in August 2024.
He reversed that decision on 21 May 2026, coming out of retirement to be named in Nagelsmann's final 26. Germany won UEFA Group A in qualifying on 17 November 2025, and Group E opens against Curacao at NRG Stadium in Houston on 14 June.
He reversed that decision on 21 May 2026, coming out of retirement to be named in Nagelsmann's final 26. Germany won UEFA Group A in qualifying on 17 November 2025, and Group E opens against Curacao at NRG Stadium in Houston on 14 June.
National Team
Germany
Tier 2
£24m
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Goal Rush Impact
Germany are a Tier 2 pick on the Goal Rush card at £24m within the game's £200m card budget, a second-tier call rather than a premium top-band slot. The Group E draw against Curacao, Ivory Coast and Ecuador sets the early fixture context, with Nagelsmann's 4-1-3-2 and Germany's UEFA Group A qualifying run behind the team card.
Neuer's part in that pick is at the back rather than in the goal tally: as a goalkeeper, his relevance to the Germany card is clean-sheet potential and the protection a keeper gives, not goals of his own.
Neuer's part in that pick is at the back rather than in the goal tally: as a goalkeeper, his relevance to the Germany card is clean-sheet potential and the protection a keeper gives, not goals of his own.
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Neuer at the 2026 World Cup
Neuer is a confirmed goalkeeper in Julian Nagelsmann's 26-man Germany squad for the 2026 World Cup, listed alongside Oliver Baumann and Alexander Nübel after coming out of international retirement on 21 May 2026. It would be his fifth senior World Cup, and he brings 124 caps into a Germany side that opens its Group E campaign against Curacao at NRG Stadium in Houston on 14 June.
Picking Germany in Goal Rush
Germany are a Tier 2 call on the Goal Rush card at £24m within the game's £200m card budget. For Neuer, the matchday signal is selection between the posts: at 40 and back from international retirement, whether Nagelsmann starts him or names Baumann or Nübel is the detail to watch for how his pick feeds the Germany team card.
Manuel Neuer World Cup 2026 FAQs
Neuer plays for Germany, who sit in Tier 2 of Goal Rush at £24m per slot within the game's £200m card budget. As a goalkeeper rather than a goalscorer, his Goal Rush relevance is clean sheets, so the signal to check is whether he is named in Germany's starting line-up.
Neuer is a goalkeeper. He is known for the sweeper-keeper role, stepping out of his area to act as an extra defender, along with command of his box, shot-stopping and distribution from the back.
Neuer has 124 caps for Germany, his most recent coming at Euro 2024. He came out of international retirement on 21 May 2026 and is in Julian Nagelsmann's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, which would be his fifth.
Neuer plays for Bayern Munich. He came out of international retirement to be named in Germany's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, which opens in Group E against Curacao at NRG Stadium in Houston on 14 June.
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