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Germany's goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, has surpassed the 1986 World Cup champion Diego Maradona in the number of World Cup appearances.
Neuer started in the third group stage match against Ecuador, marking his 22nd World Cup appearance. This achievement places him sixth all-time in the tournament's history for this statistic. Only Argentina's Lionel Messi (28), Germans Lothar Matthäus (25) and Miroslav Klose (24), Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (24), and Italy's Paolo Maldini (23) are ahead of him.
Neuer is 40 years old. The goalkeeper has played for Bayern Munich since 2011. With the club, he has won 13 German championship titles, seven Supercups, and six German Cups, two Champions League titles, two UEFA Super Cups, and two FIFA Club World Cups.
He also won the World Cup in 2014.
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