In the FIFA World Cup 2026 match against Curacao, Germany's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer made an appearance in his fifth World Cup (Pic: X/@FIFAcom)

With this, he levelled the record of Lothar Matthäus for playing in five different World Cups for Germany (Pic: Instagram/lotharmatthaus10)

The 40-year-old Neuer also broke the previous record held by Matthäus of the oldest German to ever feature in a major tournament (Pic: X/@Manuel_Neuer)

Earlier, Germany's coach Julian Nagelsmann brought him out of international retirement after he helped Bayern Munich win the Bundesliga title and reach the Champions League semi-finals this season (Pic: X/@Manuel_Neuer)

In the ongoing global showpiece, the Germans kicked off their campaign by registering a dominating 7-1 victory over Curacao (Pic: X/@FIFAcom)