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Manuel Neuer and Leon Goretzka have Corona and leave the DFB team

HAnsi Flick has to do without captain Manuel Neuer and his Bayern colleague Leon Goretzka at the World Cup dress rehearsal of the German national soccer team. The Munich professionals tested positive for the corona virus on Wednesday, as the DFB announced. Both players were immediately isolated and left the team hotel in Gravenbruch near Frankfurt.

Neuer and Goretzka are missing in the last group games of the Nations League on Friday (8.45 p.m., in the FAZ live ticker for the Nations League and on ZDF) in Leipzig against Hungary and on Monday (8.45 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Nations League and on RTL) at Wembley against England. Dortmund’s Julian Brandt also left on Wednesday, but because of a flu infection. His corona test was negative.

“The alarm bells are going off”

“The alarm bells go off,” said national player Jonas Hofmann about the cases, even if the situation in everyday life had long been “played down”. The Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann was nominated for captain Neuer by national coach Hansi Flick. Marc-André ter Stegen should be in goal against Hungary. Another goalkeeper in the squad is Frankfurt’s Kevin Trapp. In addition, the Wolfsburg midfielder Maximilian Arnold was added to the squad.

“After two years with the pandemic, the usual processes in our medical department are taking effect,” said press spokeswoman Franziska Wülle before the press conference at the DFB Academy in Frankfurt. Neuer should have spoken there. According to the association, there had been a corona case in a player’s private environment. A test was then carried out, which was positive for the duo.

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