Right after kick-off: Germany star sets a World Cup record! | OneFootball

He probably didn’t even think himself that he would break this record. After all, Manuel Neuer had actually no longer planned to stand between the posts for the Germany team again. But now, as we know, things turned out very differently.

And thanks to his comeback for the Germany team, Neuer directly broke a record today in just his second appearance since returning in national team colors. With his appearance in the second group match against Côte d’Ivoire, he now has a total of 21 World Cup matches to his name. That put him past Hugo Lloris, who kept goal for France in 20 World Cup games.

The Frenchman retired from the national team in January 2023 — just a few weeks after losing the World Cup final in Qatar to Argentina — and accordingly no longer has any chance at this tournament to add to his number of appearances. Quite unlike the 40-year-old German keeper.

As long as his body holds up, he will make at least one more World Cup appearance: in the final group match against Ecuador. Hopefully with a win behind him and the certainty that they will go through and reach the round of 32.

That could be wrapped up now — but for that, they need a win against Côte d’Ivoire. At the moment, it’s still 0-0.

What do you think? Will Neuer keep a clean sheet today? Write it in the comments!

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