Veteran goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is the only remaining member of the Germany squad that won the World Cup in 2014  Credit: INA FASSBENDER / AFP

Veteran goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was handed a surprise recall to Germany’s 26-man World Cup squad on Thursday, coming out of international retirement to play in the tournament for a fifth time.

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