Germany's Neuer and Goretzka out of Nations League games with COVID-19
Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (36) and midfielder Leon Goretzka (27) will miss their Nations League matches against Hungary and England in the coming days after testing positive for COVID-19, the team said on Wednesday.
Both players would be leaving the team hotel later in the day, team spokesperson Franziska Wuelle told a news conference.
Hoffenheim keeper Oliver Baumann (32) had been called up to replace Neuer while there would be more call-ups later on Wednesday, the German Football Association (DFB) said.
The Germans play Hungary on Friday before travelling to England on September 26th as they fine-tune the team ahead of the World Cup in Qatar starting in November.
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