FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Sunday, September 7, 2025
Northern Ireland DLLWW 1
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Germany WDLLL 3
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Match Report

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Northern Ireland beaten by Germany after quick-fire double

A stunning strike from Isaac Price was not enough for Northern Ireland as Germany earnt a 3-1 World Cup qualifying win to ease the pressure on Julian Nagelsmann.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
0
20.4
Possession
79.6
3
SHOTS
11
1
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
115
Accurate Passes
679
183
Passes
751
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
2
14
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.1
45
Long Balls
46
12
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
7
21
Tackles
9
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
6
29
Effective Clearances
22
29
Clearances
22

Head to Head

GER leads series 5-0

Lineups

GER · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Oliver BaumannG
  2. 15Waldemar AntonCD
  3. 3Robin KochCD-L
  4. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  5. 5Pascal GrossCM-L
  6. 6Joshua KimmichCM-R
  7. 22David RaumLM
  8. 7Jamie LewelingRM
  9. 11Nick WoltemadeF
  10. 17Florian WirtzCF-L
  11. 20Serge GnabryCF-R

NIR · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Bailey Peacock-FarrellG
  2. 17Paddy McNairCD
  3. 4Eoin ToalCD-L
  4. 5Trai HumeCD-R
  5. 16Alistair McCannCM-L
  6. 19Shea CharlesCM-R
  7. 15Justin DevennyLM
  8. 2Conor BradleyRM
  9. 11Jamie ReidF
  10. 14Isaac PriceCF-L
  11. 7Ethan GalbraithCF-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Germany 1, Northern Ireland 0. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nick Woltemade following a fast break.
  2. 26' Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 34' Goal! Germany 1, Northern Ireland 1. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Justin Devenny with a cross following a corner.
  4. 53' Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 61' Substitution, Germany. Nadiem Amiri replaces Nick Woltemade.
  6. 61' Substitution, Germany. Maximilian Beier replaces Serge Gnabry.
  7. 62' Justin Devenny (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 63' Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 66' Substitution, Germany. Leon Goretzka replaces Pascal Groß.
  10. 69' Goal! Germany 2, Northern Ireland 1. Nadiem Amiri (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Raum with a through ball.
  11. 70' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Dion Charles replaces Jamie Reid.
  12. 72' Goal! Germany 3, Northern Ireland 1. Florian Wirtz (Germany) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  13. 76' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Callum Marshall replaces Ethan Galbraith.
  14. 76' Substitution, Northern Ireland. George Saville replaces Ali McCann.
  15. 82' Substitution, Germany. Jonathan Tah replaces Antonio Rüdiger.
  16. 88' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamie McDonnell replaces Isaac Price.
  17. 88' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ruairi McConville replaces Eoin Toal.
  18. 90' George Saville (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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