The German national soccer team will have to do without Marc-Andre ter Stegen at the end of the year. The FC Barcelona goalkeeper is suffering from acute back pain and is therefore out of the test matches against Turkey on Saturday in Berlin (8.45 p.m., live in the radio report on Sportschau) and three days later in Vienna against Austria (live on the radio). Reportage at the sports show).
National coach Julian Nagelsmann announced this on Friday (November 17th, 2023) before the final training in the Olympic Stadium.
Nagelsmann still left it open who will be in goal for ter Stegen. “We didn’t expect the short-term nature of the outage to happen”said Nagelsmann. He spoke to Ter Stegen on Friday afternoon immediately before leaving for the press conference. “We will wait for training and then make a joint decision.”
Neuer would like to return in March
For ter Stegen, the end of the international matches at the end of the year is a setback. After Manuel Neuer’s serious injury, he was the clear number one in the national team. If he stays fit, Neuer should return to the squad for the international matches in March. The 37-year-old had announced that he wanted to fight for the regular place in the German goal on the way to the home European Championship in 2024.