📸 Did you see it? Neuer briefly slips into Algeria mode

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·14 June 2026

📸 Did you see it? Neuer briefly slips into Algeria mode

Germany has fully regained its composure after some early problems in its World Cup opener against Curaçao and now holds a comfortable 7-1 lead.

One moment after the break was also highly familiar. Just like against Algeria at the 2014 World Cup, Manuel Neuer casually dealt with a threatening counterattack with a header near the halfway line.

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📸 - Manuel Neuer with a header from the halfway line.
– Sunday, 14 June 2026

Unlike twelve years ago, at the birth of "Manu the sweeper," this was the only moment in which Neuer had to take such a risk.

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