Overview

• After Bayern’s 5–0 win over Hamburg, Manuel Neuer said he will not play for Germany again and confirmed the stance is definitive.
• Neuer’s statement undercuts recent remarks from his agent suggesting a return was possible if asked, ending renewed comeback speculation.
• Nagelsmann has already designated Hoffenheim’s Oliver Baumann as the starter through November’s World Cup qualifiers, with Marc-André ter Stegen sidelined and short on club minutes.
• Baumann made a notable error in Hoffenheim’s 4–2 win at Union Berlin, and coach Christian Ilzer publicly backed him while acknowledging the mistake.
• Germany’s qualifying start — a 0–2 loss to Slovakia followed by a 3–1 win over Northern Ireland — has drawn sharp media criticism, and the DFB will relocate November preparations from Herzogenaurach to Wolfsburg.