40 – Aged 40 years and 79 days, Manuel Neuer today becomes Germany’s oldest ever appearance maker at a major tournament (World Cup/EUROs), surpassing Lothar Matthäus who was 39 years and 91 days old against Portugal in the group stage of EURO 2000.
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— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 14, 2026