Overview
- Nagelsmann, speaking on ZDF’s Sportstudio on Saturday, refused to confirm Manuel Neuer’s status and said he will name the 26-man World Cup roster on Thursday after phoning players first.
- Sky reports that Neuer has agreed to return and will be selected, though the DFB has not confirmed this and Nagelsmann criticized the premature reports.
- Neuer left Bayern’s final league match with a calf complaint and said the change was precautionary with the DFB-Pokal final next week still in focus.
- Oliver Baumann, who started during qualifying after Marc-André ter Stegen’s injury, said he still expects to go as Germany’s No. 1 and that Nagelsmann told him he had his trust.
- Multiple outlets say Neuer appeared on the DFB’s 55-man provisional list filed to FIFA, which is the pool from which the final 26 are chosen after individual calls and the formal announcement.