Germany make Neuer first-choice World Cup keeper to cap retirement U-turn

Key points

• Manuel Neuer to start for Germany in World Cup upon his return, despite Oliver ⁠Baumann long being labelled team’s first choice.
• Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer has come out of international retirement to compete in next month’s ⁠World Cup after being ⁠named on Thursday as the starting goalkeeper in Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann’s squad for the tournament.
• Nagelsmann made the decision after having long labelled Hoffenheim’s Oliver ⁠Baumann as his first-choice keeper.
• “Yes, I plan with that [with Neuer as number one],” Nagelsmann told a press conference.
• “The main task was to nominate the best three keepers.