Reports: no World Cup snub? Nagelsmann takes Bundesliga star after all

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·20 maggio 2026

Reports: no World Cup snub? Nagelsmann takes Bundesliga star after all

Which German goalkeepers are going to the World Cup? Before Julian Nagelsmann announces the squad tomorrow, Thursday, there already seems to be clarity on that.

Alongside Manuel Neuer and Oliver Baumann, Alexander Nübel is also expected to be part of the German squad and travel as the number three goalkeeper. This is being reported by both 'Bild' and 'Sky' reporter Florian Plettenberg, contradicting a report by the 'Münchner Abendzeitung'.

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Alexander Nübel is uncertain to be called up for the World Cup. Manuel Neuer does not have the best of relationships with Nübel. This could cost the latter his World Cup spot. Nagelsmann would then choose between Dahmen and Atubolu [@_kochmaximilian, @Abendzeitung]
– martedì 19 maggio 2026

The newspaper had reported yesterday that Neuer does not have the best relationship with Nübel and that the VfB goalkeeper would therefore not be called up by Nagelsmann. Instead, the decision would have come down to Finn Dahmen and Noah Atubolu.

If Nagelsmann does call up a fourth goalkeeper, as 'SZ' had already reported, Jonas Urbig is said to have a good chance of being part of the World Cup squad.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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