Journalist Ashershur: Neuer does not deserve a place in the German national team and plays because of his name

RMC Sport journalist Walid Ashershour expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of 40-year-old Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer after his performance in the match against Ecuador, which ended with a score of 2:1 in the 3rd round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup. "He does not deserve a place in the starting line-up of the German national team. His presence in the team is explained only by his name. His performance was catastrophic. Baumann, in my opinion, more than deserved a place in the starting line-up in the qualifying matches and also played in the preparation games. It is not clear why he did not take the field in such an important tournament, especially in the third match, where the substitutes could have been given a chance. The two goals conceded were the result of Neuer's mistakes, which completely changed the dynamics of the end of the match," he said Ashershur.

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