Sunday’s game in Houston against the World Cup debutants will be the 40-year-old goalkeeper’s first appearance for Germany for nearly two years.
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Neuer won the last of his 124 international caps in a Euro 2024 quarter-final defeat by Spain.
Nagelsmann brought him out of international retirement after he helped Bayern win the Bundesliga title and reach the Champions League semi-finals this season.
The 2014 World Cup-winner has had to nurse a calf injury in the buildup to the 2026 tournament and played no part in the 4-0 friendly win against Finland and the 2-0 victory against the USA.
Nagelsmann compared the meeting of the four-time World Cup winners with the team from the tiny Caribbean island to a domestic club match.
“This is a German Cup situation. David versus Goliath,” he said.
The Curacao players “are all well-trained and can go into the tournament without pressure. That always makes an opponent dangerous,” Nagelsmann said.
“You never win a match just because you’re favourites. We will win a match only if we produce a perfect performance.
“We’re going to try to show our best level.”
