Hildebrand has moved ahead of Bayer Leverkusen's Hans-Jorg Butt in the race for a place in Jurgen Klinsmann's squad, but is unlikely to feature at all this summer. The 27-year-old has been a solid performer for his club during more than a decade with Stuttgart, but has been forced to play third fiddle for the national team due to the presence of Oliver Kahn and Jens Lehmann. A solid, reliable, keeper Hildebrand is likely to emerge from the shadows after the summer showpiece and is likely to become Germany's number one when Kahn and Lehmann retire.