Is Alexander Nübel passing by Oliver Baumann for Germany starting job?
FC Bayern loanee Alexander Nübel is making strides.
Alexander Nubel (VfB Stuttgart) looks on during Semifinal DFB-Pokal: Stuttgart and Freiburg at MHPArena, Stuttgart, Germany on April 23 2026. (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | NurPhoto via Getty Images Bayern Munich star Manuel Neuer has often repeated that his international career with the German national team is over. That has put Oliver Baumann in as the No.
1, while Alexander Nübel is close behind as the No. 2. Is that status changing?
After a wild 3-3 draw, which featured some very shaky play from Baumann, people might be thinking that way. “Alex has put himself in a very good position for the World Cup,” VfB sporting director Fabian Wohlgemuth told Sky (as captured by Goal ). “He made some incredible saves and saved us a point.
” Meanwhile, Baumann regretted his performance, including once from Chris Führich in the 20th-minute. “I definitely should have saved that one,” Baumann told Sky, referencing Führich’s tight angle shot. “We effectively lost 3–3.