Neuer surpassed Maradona in the number of matches at the World Cup

The German national team in the match of the third round of the group stage of the 2026 WC-Ecuador (1:2). The goalkeeper of the German national team, Manuel Neuer, took part in this match, for whom it was the 22nd game at the world championships. According to this indicator, the 40-year-old German passed the legend of the Argentine national team, Diego Maradona, who has 21 matches at the World Cup. The record holder is another Argentine, Lionel Messi, who has 28 matches to his credit. In this list, Manuel occupies the seventh place - the next target of the German is the Italian Paolo Maldini - 23 matches. Also in this meeting, Neuer was distinguished by an anti-record - the German missed in his ninth match in a row at the world championships. Such a long series with missed goals by the German national team at the World Cup did not happen for 72 years. Neuer last kept a clean sheet in World Cup 2014 matches against Argentina (1:0). Available for viewing on media.