The Bayern goalkeeper has played just four times this season and should not be picked as the world champions' first choice in Russia
The countdown to the World Cup is definitely on. There is now less than a month to go until the world's biggest football tournament kicks off in Russia, with the 32 participating countries announcing and finalising their squads for the competition.
For Germany, the counting goes in a different direction. On Tuesday, when Joachim Low announced his preliminary pool of players for the World Cup, it marked 241 days since Manuel Neuer last played a competitive game.