FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Thursday, October 5, 2017
Germany WWWWW 3
–
Northern Ireland WWWWW 1
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GER213
NIR011
Windsor Park · 18,104 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

GER leads series 3-0

Lineups

NIR · 5-3-2

  1. 1Michael McGovernG
  2. 4Gareth McAuleyCD
  3. 5Jonny EvansCD-L
  4. 2Conor MclaughlinCD-R
  5. 11Chris BruntLB
  6. 6Lee HodsonRB
  7. 16Oliver NorwoodCM
  8. 8Steven DavisCM-L
  9. 13Corry EvansCM-R
  10. 10Kyle LaffertyCF-L
  11. 21Josh MagennisCF-R

GER · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 5Mats HummelsCD-L
  3. 17Jérôme BoatengCD-R
  4. 3Marvin PlattenhardtLB
  5. 18Joshua KimmichRB
  6. 13Thomas MüllerAM
  7. 8Toni KroosLM
  8. 21Sebastian RudyRM
  9. 9Sandro WagnerF
  10. 7Julian DraxlerAM-L
  11. 19Leon GoretzkaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 45' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Stuart Dallas replaces Lee Hodson.
  4. 66' Substitution, Germany. Emre Can replaces Leon Goretzka.
  5. 69' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor Washington replaces Kyle Lafferty.
  6. 72' Substitution, Germany. Leroy Sané replaces Julian Draxler.
  7. 80' Substitution, Northern Ireland. George Saville replaces Corry Evans.
  8. 83' Substitution, Germany. Lars Stindl replaces Thomas Müller.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.

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