FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Monday, November 17, 2025
Slovakia WWLWW 0
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Germany LWWWW 6
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Red Bull Arena · 40,120 att.

Match Report

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Germany score 6 goals on way to clinching WC spot

Germany have qualified for the 2026 World Cup by routing Slovakia 6-0 in Leipzig.

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Team Stats

3
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
2
28.1
Possession
71.9
6
SHOTS
22
2
ON GOAL
10
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
260
Accurate Passes
757
324
Passes
815
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
10
5
Crosses
29
0.2
Cross %
0.3
34
Long Balls
36
14
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
6
11
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
4
37
Effective Clearances
8
37
Clearances
8

Highlights

01:04 Hislop: Florian Wirtz back to his best in big Germany win Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

GER leads series 3-2

Lineups

GER · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Oliver BaumannG
  2. 15Nico SchlotterbeckCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan TahCD-R
  4. 22David RaumLB
  5. 6Joshua KimmichRB
  6. 20Serge GnabryAM
  7. 5Aleksandar PavlovicLM
  8. 8Leon GoretzkaRM
  9. 11Nick WoltemadeF
  10. 17Florian WirtzAM-L
  11. 19Leroy SanéAM-R

SVK · 4-3-3

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 4Adam ObertCD-L
  3. 14Milan SkriniarCD-R
  4. 16Dávid HanckoLB
  5. 6Norbert GyömbérRB
  6. 22Stanislav LobotkaCM
  7. 8Ondrej DudaLM
  8. 21Matús BeroRM
  9. 15David StrelecF
  10. 7Leo SauerLF
  11. 20Dávid DurisRF

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Germany 1, Slovakia 0. Nick Woltemade (Germany) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
  2. 24' Substitution, Slovakia. Tomás Rigo replaces Matús Bero because of an injury.
  3. 29' Goal! Germany 2, Slovakia 0. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leon Goretzka with a through ball.
  4. 36' Goal! Germany 3, Slovakia 0. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a through ball.
  5. 41' Goal! Germany 4, Slovakia 0. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross.
  6. 45' Substitution, Germany. Felix Nmecha replaces Aleksandar Pavlovic.
  7. 45' Substitution, Slovakia. Lubomír Satka replaces Ondrej Duda.
  8. 45' Substitution, Slovakia. Ivan Schranz replaces Norbert Gyömbér.
  9. 64' Substitution, Germany. Malick Thiaw replaces Nico Schlotterbeck.
  10. 64' Substitution, Germany. Ridle Baku replaces Joshua Kimmich.
  11. 67' Goal! Germany 5, Slovakia 0. Ridle Baku (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
  12. 67' Substitution, Slovakia. Tomás Bobcek replaces David Strelec.
  13. 70' Malick Thiaw (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 72' Substitution, Germany. Nathaniel Brown replaces David Raum.
  15. 77' Substitution, Germany. Assan Ouédraogo replaces Florian Wirtz.
  16. 79' Goal! Germany 6, Slovakia 0. Assan Ouédraogo (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
  17. 82' Substitution, Slovakia. Peter Pekarík replaces Dávid Duris.

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