"I would take Jonas Urbig to the World Cup because he has the age and the talent to become Germany's goalkeeper in the near future. Number one is Baumann, clearly. Then Nübel and Urbig. You can argue about whether you put Urbig as the number two and Nübel behind him."
"Urbig has proven to be more than an adequate understudy for current Bayern captain Manuel Neuer, and is set to replace him as Bayern's No. 1 once Neuer hangs his gloves up. That said, Weidenfeller is right in saying that Urbig should not be thrust into goal at the World Cup, especially when he has yet to be called up to the senior national team so far."
Roman Weidenfeller advocates for including Bayern Munich's Jonas Urbig in Germany's World Cup squad, positioning him as a promising third-choice goalkeeper. Weidenfeller designates Oliver Baumann as the clear number one, followed by Alexander Nübel and Urbig, though he notes the order between the latter two is debatable. Marc-André ter Stegen is ruled out due to injury. Urbig has served as an adequate backup to Manuel Neuer at Bayern and is positioned to become the club's future number one. However, Weidenfeller emphasizes Urbig should not start at the World Cup given his lack of senior national team experience. The final third goalkeeper spot remains uncertain, with manager Julian Nagelsmann previously selecting alternatives like Finn Dahmen and Noah Atubolu.
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