Curaçao keeper Eloy Room prepares to face Manuel Neuer in World Cup
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 11, 2026, 10:10 AM
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
Eloy Room, the Curaçao national team goalkeeper, expressed excitement about facing Manuel Neuer in their World Cup match on Sunday in Houston. Neuer, returning to international play after retirement, is considered Room's role model. Room acknowledged the challenge of competing against Germany, a four-time World Cup champion. Curaçao is one of four debutants in the tournament and is grouped with Germany, Ecuador, and Ivory Coast. Room hopes the match will highlight his team's capabilities against top-tier competition.
- •Eloy Room plays for Miami FC and is excited for the World Cup duel.
- •Manuel Neuer, age 40, returns to the German national team after two years.
- •Curaçao faces Germany on Sunday, joined in their group by Ecuador and Ivory Coast.
- •This World Cup features Curaçao as the smallest country competing.
- 10:10 AMYahoo Sports — Curaçao keeper Room excited to face German legend Neuer
"Maunel Neuer's return into the German national team goal for the World Cup was not without controversy but his first opposing keeper at the tournament is absolutely delighted. "I hoped that he would return because he is one of my big role models," Curaçao keeper Eloy Room told dpa.
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