Despite another top performance, HSV star’s World Cup chances “slim” | OneFootball

Despite another stellar performance by HSV goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes, the prospects of participating in the upcoming World Cup remain limited.

In the 2-3 match in Dortmund, the 33-year-old once again showcased his full class and kept his team in the game for a long time with several spectacular saves. However, he could not prevent the bitter defeat.

Nevertheless, the goalkeeper was showered with praise after the final whistle. Sporting director Claus Costa emphasized: “Ferro delivered a very good performance. He kept us in the game for a long time. Unfortunately, his saves were not rewarded with points.” Coach Merlin Polzin also found clear words: “We had an outstanding goalkeeper with Ferro in the goal.”

In fact, Heuer Fernandes prevented further goals multiple times with strong reflexes against Maximilian Beier, Felix Nmecha, Fabio Silva, and Serhou Guirassy. However, he was powerless against the two penalties by Ramy Bensebaini. “I couldn’t save the penalties because a good shooter was in front of me and converted the penalties coldly,” the keeper explained himself.

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Great Competition for HSV Keeper Heuer Fernandes

The consistently strong performances have attracted attention beyond Hamburg. TV expert Stefan Effenberg recently even brought him into the conversation for the DFB team. “He decides games as a goalkeeper and also earns points,” he explained on Sport1. Therefore, from Effenberg’s perspective, “there is nothing against” taking Heuer Fernandes as the third goalkeeper to the World Cup.

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Yet despite this endorsement, the competition in the German goal remains enormous. Behind the established number one Oliver Baumann, Alexander Nübel and Jonas Urbig are pushing forward, while Noah Atubolu and Finn Dahmen are also in the extended circle. A World Cup participation by Marc-André ter Stegen is also not entirely off the table.

For Heuer Fernandes, this means: Even regular top performances are hardly enough to still catch the World Cup train. “The chances for Heuer Fernandes are very slim,” it was said accordingly on Sunday in the Bild. Costa also remains deliberately reserved: “Whether he should go to the World Cup is not my topic. Others would have to be asked about that.”

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