The goalkeeper of Bayern Munich and the national team of Germany, Manuel Noer, has officially entered his name into the history of world championships as the goalkeeper with the greatest number of matches..

As reported by the statistical portal Opta, who were on the field during the World Cup group stage match against the national team of Cote d'Ivoire, the 40-year-old German won his 21st match in the finals. Once again, he has surpassed the previous achievements of ex-French national team goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, with 20 matches under his belt now..

This record may not be broken, even after the home European Championship 2024 Manuel Noer officially voted on the completion of performances for the national team.

The situation changed dramatically closer to the start of the 2026 Emergency. After a special meeting with Bundesti head coach Julian Nagelsmann, the goalkeeper changed his decision and was ready to help the team at the tournament in Western America.

Manuel Neuer is a living legend of German football and one of the main goalkeepers of Germany's victory at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and he also won the Golden Mitten as the tournament's highest goalkeeper.