😅 Will he fire like this at the World Cup? Germany star turns into Ronaldo | OneFootball

For the World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, the DFB has assigned the squad numbers. While Manuel Neuer, as already announced, will wear the number 1, Jamie Leweling has been given the number 9. 

The Stuttgart player apparently was so pleased about it that he changed his profile picture on Instagram. You have to look twice. 

The photo montage in his profile picture is a mix of Leweling and Ronaldo, including the latter’s famous triangle haircut from the 2002 World Cup. The Brazilian star striker also wore the number 9.

Normally, this number is reserved for a classic center-forward, which Ronaldo certainly was. Since there is no such player in Germany’s World Cup squad, Leweling gets to enjoy this honor. 

Now we can only hope that Leweling will be just as prolific at World Cups as Ronaldo was. Il Fenomeno scored an impressive 15 goals across three World Cup appearances.

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