FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Northern Ireland vs Germany, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Northern Ireland
  • 90'+3': Josh Magennis
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Germany
  • 2': Sebastian Rudy
  • 21': Sandro Wagner
  • 86': Joshua Kimmich

Germany defeat Northern Ireland to seal qualification to 2018 World Cup

Germany will be in Russia next summer to defend their World Cup crown having sealed their qualification by inflicting defeat on Northern Ireland.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Goal! Northern Ireland 0, Germany 1. Sebastian Rudy (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Lee Hodson (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 3': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Sandro Wagner.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Sandro Wagner (Germany) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross.
  • 7': Hand ball by Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland).
  • 8': Conor McLaughlin (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Sandro Wagner (Germany).
  • 13': Attempt missed. Oliver Norwood (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 14': Foul by Conor McLaughlin (Northern Ireland).
  • 14': Sandro Wagner (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Offside, Germany. Toni Kroos tries a through ball, but Julian Draxler is caught offside.
  • 17': Sandro Wagner (Germany) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross.
  • 21': Goal! Northern Ireland 0, Germany 2. Sandro Wagner (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
  • 23': Offside, Germany. Sebastian Rudy tries a through ball, but Joshua Kimmich is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Julian Draxler (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Müller with a headed pass.
  • 29': Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
  • 29': Marvin Plattenhardt (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Mats Hummels (Germany) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
  • 35': Mats Hummels (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Conor McLaughlin.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Oliver Norwood (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Magennis with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Chris Brunt (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 40': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Sebastian Rudy.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Brunt with a cross.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, Germany 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland 0, Germany 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Stuart Dallas replaces Lee Hodson.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sandro Wagner with a cross.
  • 51': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Michael McGovern.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Mats Hummels (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross.
  • 54': Foul by Marvin Plattenhardt (Germany).
  • 54': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland).
  • 55': Jérôme Boateng (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Mats Hummels.
  • 58': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Conor McLaughlin.
  • 58': Foul by Sandro Wagner (Germany).
  • 58': Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Conor McLaughlin (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Thomas Müller (Germany).
  • 62': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Chris Brunt.
  • 65': Foul by Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland).
  • 65': Sandro Wagner (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Chris Brunt (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
  • 66': Substitution, Germany. Emre Can replaces Leon Goretzka.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
  • 69': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor Washington replaces Kyle Lafferty.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 72': Substitution, Germany. Leroy Sané replaces Julian Draxler.
  • 74': Foul by Sandro Wagner (Germany).
  • 74': Oliver Norwood (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Josh Magennis.
  • 80': Substitution, Northern Ireland. George Saville replaces Corry Evans.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sandro Wagner with a through ball.
  • 81': Foul by Emre Can (Germany).
  • 81': Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Corner, Germany. Conceded by George Saville.
  • 83': Substitution, Germany. Lars Stindl replaces Thomas Müller.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Toni Kroos (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 85': Foul by Leroy Sané (Germany).
  • 85': Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Goal! Northern Ireland 0, Germany 3. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  • 88': Foul by Mats Hummels (Germany).
  • 88': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Joshua Kimmich.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Northern Ireland 1, Germany 3. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gareth McAuley with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 1, Germany 3.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Northern Ireland 1, Germany 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 3
73.9 Possession 26.1
12 SHOTS 8
6 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
679 Accurate Passes 180
741 Passes 258
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
10 Accurate Crosses 3
29 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 57
38 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
15 Effective Clearances 11
15 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Attendance: 18,104

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Line-Ups

NIR Northern Ireland (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Michael McGovern (GK)
4 Gareth McAuley
5 Jonny Evans
2 Conor McLaughlin
11 Chris Brunt
6 Lee Hodson
16 Oliver Norwood
8 Steven Davis
13 Corry Evans
10 Kyle Lafferty
21 Josh Magennis
Northern Ireland Substitutes:
George Saville, Roy Carroll, Tom Flanagan, Paul Paton, Jordan Jones, Callum Morris, Niall McGinn, Shane Ferguson, Conor Washington, Stuart Dallas, Matthew Lund, Alan Mannus.

GER Germany (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
5 Mats Hummels
17 Jérôme Boateng
3 Marvin Plattenhardt
18 Joshua Kimmich
13 Thomas Müller
8 Toni Kroos
21 Sebastian Rudy
9 Sandro Wagner
7 Julian Draxler
19 Leon Goretzka
Germany Substitutes:
Leroy Sané, Matthias Ginter, Lars Stindl, Shkodran Mustafi, Bernd Leno, Amin Younes, Emre Can, Julian Brandt, Antonio Rüdiger, Kevin Trapp, Niklas Süle.

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