India, May 28 -- Amongst the contemporaries of his generation, nobody can claim that they redefined their position quite in the same way that Manuel Neuer has. The ultimate sweeper-keeper, Neuer has come to define what the modern goalkeeper is expected to do - a revolution he set in motion from the outset of his career, and will be keen to add a crowning moment to as he heads to North America for his fifth FIFA World Cup.

Neuer isn't the first goalkeeper to make it to five World Cup finals as part of the squad - Gianluigi Buffon did that for Italy, Guillermo Ochoa is gunning for history with a sixth appearance for hosts Mexico, following in the footsteps of countryman Antonio Carbajal, fondly called 'El Cinco Copas' in his homeland. But ...