Iceland vs Germany, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFASane inspires Germany to big win over Iceland
Winger Leroy Sane scored one goal and made another as Germany made it three wins in a row with a resounding 4-0 victory over Iceland.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Iceland. Jóhann Gudmundsson tries a through ball, but Albert Gudmundsson is caught offside.
- 3': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Victor Pálsson.
- 4': Goal! Iceland 0, Germany 1. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leroy Sané.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 6': VAR Decision: Goal Iceland 0-1 Germany (Serge Gnabry).
- 9': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Germany).
- 9': Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland).
- 12': Niklas Süle (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Germany).
- 14': Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
- 16': Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Germany).
- 17': Attempt saved. Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (Iceland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thórir Helgason.
- 19': Foul by Leroy Sané (Germany).
- 19': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland).
- 23': Leon Goretzka (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Goal! Iceland 0, Germany 2. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 25': Foul by Victor Pálsson (Iceland).
- 25': Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Offside, Germany. Ilkay Gündogan tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt saved. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 27': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Hannes Halldórsson.
- 28': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Serge Gnabry with a cross.
- 28': Foul by Victor Pálsson (Iceland).
- 28': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland).
- 32': Thilo Kehrer (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
- 35': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Victor Pálsson.
- 35': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (Germany) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Victor Pálsson.
- 36': Foul by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (Iceland).
- 36': Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 43': Attempt saved. Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Iceland 0, Germany 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Iceland 0, Germany 2.
- 45': Substitution, Germany. Kai Havertz replaces Serge Gnabry.
- 45': Substitution, Germany. Lukas Klostermann replaces Jonas Hofmann.
- 48': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a through ball.
- 49': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Birkir Bjarnason.
- 49': Offside, Iceland. Jóhann Gudmundsson tries a through ball, but Albert Gudmundsson is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (Iceland).
- 50': Kai Havertz (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
- 52': Victor Pálsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Thórir Helgason (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson following a set piece situation.
- 53': Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland).
- 55': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Timo Werner following a fast break.
- 56': Goal! Iceland 0, Germany 3. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Leon Goretzka with a through ball.
- 58': Offside, Germany. Timo Werner tries a through ball, but Ilkay Gündogan is caught offside.
- 59': Foul by Victor Pálsson (Iceland).
- 59': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Substitution, Germany. Jamal Musiala replaces Leroy Sané.
- 60': Substitution, Germany. Robin Gosens replaces Niklas Süle.
- 60': Foul by Victor Pálsson (Iceland).
- 60': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Victor Pálsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann.
- 62': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Brynjar Bjarnason.
- 63': Offside, Germany. Leon Goretzka tries a through ball, but Jamal Musiala is caught offside.
- 66': Offside, Germany. Leon Goretzka tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 67': Foul by Robin Gosens (Germany).
- 67': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Thórir Helgason.
- 69': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Germany) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Substitution, Iceland. Arnór Sigurdsson replaces Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson.
- 71': Substitution, Iceland. Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.
- 72': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
- 75': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Brynjar Bjarnason.
- 76': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Brynjar Bjarnason.
- 79': Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
- 80': Substitution, Germany. Florian Wirtz replaces Leon Goretzka.
- 80': Substitution, Iceland. Andri Lucas Gudjohnsen replaces Albert Gudmundsson.
- 81': Offside, Germany. Robin Gosens tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 83': Andri Lucas Gudjohnsen (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
- 84': Foul by Andri Lucas Gudjohnsen (Iceland).
- 84': Thilo Kehrer (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Goal! Iceland 0, Germany 4. Timo Werner (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 90': Substitution, Iceland. Andri Fannar Baldursson replaces Victor Pálsson.
- 90'+1': Foul by Arnór Sigurdsson (Iceland).
- 90'+1': Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 90'+5': Foul by Andri Fannar Baldursson (Iceland).
- 90'+5': Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Iceland 0, Germany 4.
- 0': Match ends, Iceland 0, Germany 4.
Statistics
 GER |
ISL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 71.1 | Possession | 28.9 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 692 | Accurate Passes | 230 |
| 769 | Passes | 308 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 15 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 9 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 3 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 3 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Laugardalsvöllur
Location: Reykjavik, Iceland
Attendance: 3,505
Venue: Laugardalsvöllur
Location: Reykjavik, Iceland
Attendance: 3,505
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 8 | +22 | 18 |
| 2 | Wales | 8 | +10 | 16 |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 8 | +3 | 13 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 8 | -4 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Iceland (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hannes Halldórsson (GK) |
| 3 | Jón Gudni Fjóluson |
| 21 | Brynjar Bjarnason |
| 23 | Ari Skúlason |
| 2 | Birkir Saevarsson |
| 4 | Victor Palsson  |
| 16 | Ísak Jóhannesson |
| 8 | Birkir Bjarnason |
| 10 | Albert Gudmundsson |
| 20 | Thorir Johann Helgason |
| 7 | Jóhann Gudmundsson |
Germany (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 15 | Niklas Süle |
| 4 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 23 | Jonas Hofmann |
| 21 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 8 | Leon Goretzka |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 9 | Timo Werner |
| 19 | Leroy Sané |
| 10 | Serge Gnabry |
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