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Originally Posted by whomario
Will post a more detailed post later on my top11 and statistical stuff, here just 1 more tidbit: Manuel Neuer had more successfull passes than Linonel Messi and he connected on over 82% of his passes. And if you saw even one game of him, you know that he is not doing all that many 5 yard passes to the centerbacks. For a GK playing the way he does, that number is beyond insane.
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Without any disrespect to Neuer, comparing him to 2014 Messi will do Neuer a bit of a disservice. It's sad to see how invisible Messi was in games not played against Nigeria.
Aside from Neuer, I think there were quite some goalkeepers that shined, some even breaking through. Ochoa and Howard had their moments for Mexico and the USA, while all of the quarterfinalists had a goalkeeper with a couple of crucial clean sheets.