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Germany's goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, has announced his retirement from the national team following the upcoming World Cup.
“This tournament will be my last with the national team; I don't plan to participate in the European Championship in two years. I want to take it match by match and not think about a farewell or a potential last game for Germany,” journalist Fabrizio Romano quoted Neuer as saying.
Manuel Neuer made his debut for the German national team in June 2009. The goalkeeper has played 125 matches for the national squad. In the 7-1 victory over Curaçao in the first group stage match of the World Cup, Neuer started the game and equaled the record for most World Cup appearances by a goalkeeper (20), a record previously held by France's Hugo Lloris.
In August 2024, the veteran shot-stopper had already concluded his international career but agreed to return to the German national team to participate in the World Cup.
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