Manuel Neuer has confirmed he has played his last game for the Germany national team.

Following his team’s penalty-shootout defeat against Paraguay in the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Round of 32, the 40-year-old was asked if it was his final game by broadcaster ARD. Neuer replied briefly and quietly: “Yes.”

Neuer had only came out of international retirement for the World Cup, having initially called time on his Germany career in August 2024.

A world champion in 2014, Neuer is widely recognised as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation. He won 128 caps for this country, placing him fifth in Germany’s all-time appearance list.