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Germany vs Northern Ireland (2025-09-07T18:45:00.000Z)

World Cup Qualification UEFA Round 2
  • RheinEnergieSTADION
  • Espen Eskås
  • 43,169
3 - 1Full time

Germany vs Northern Ireland (2025-09-07T18:45:00.000Z)


Match review

Germany 3-1 Northern Ireland: Wirtz scores stunner as Nagelsmann's side hit back

After losing to Slovakia on Thursday, Germany showed their quality with a 3-1 defeat of Northern Ireland in Cologne.


Momentum

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Events

Serge Gnabry (1 - 0)assist by Nick Woltemade
7’
34’
+3 minutes added
HT 1 - 1
Florian Wirtz (3 - 1)Direct free kick
72’
+4 minutes added
FT 3 - 1
7.2

Germany

3-4-3

6.1

Northern Ireland

3-5-2
7.2
Germany
3-4-3
6.6
1Baumann
6.1
Northern Ireland
3-5-2

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Coach

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Player of the Match

Florian Wirtz
Germany
8.4

About the match

    Germany faces Northern Ireland at RheinEnergieSTADION on Sun, Sep 7, 2025, 18:45 UTC. This match is part of the World Cup Qualification UEFA 1st Round Grp. A. You can check the recent head-to-head encounters, as well as full H2H record on this page to see how Germany and Northern Ireland have fared against each other in the past. On FotMob, you can follow the Germany vs Northern Ireland live score with a full set of match features, including:

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  • The lineups are:
    Germany (3-4-3): Oliver Baumann - Antonio Rüdiger, Waldemar Anton, Robin Koch - Jamie Leweling, Joshua Kimmich, Pascal Gross, David Raum - Serge Gnabry, Nick Woltemade, Florian Wirtz.
    Northern Ireland (3-5-2): Bailey Peacock-Farrell - Trai Hume, Patrick McNair, Eoin Toal - Conor Bradley, Ethan Galbraith, Shea Charles, Alistair McCann, Justin Devenny - Jamie Reid, Isaac Price.

  • Germany does not have any unavailable players. Unavailable players for Northern Ireland: Daniel Ballard (injury), Pierce Charles (injury).

  • Team form & Head-to-head history: Compare recent results and see how Germany and Northern Ireland have performed against each other. The current head to head record for the teams are Germany 5 win(s), Northern Ireland 0 win(s), and 0 draw(s).

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Insights

  • Have lost their last 3 matches

  • Haven't scored in their last 2 matches

  • Germany haven't lost to Northern Ireland in their last 5 meetings (5W, 0D).

  • Haven't kept a clean sheet in 6 matches

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  • Have lost their last 3 matches

  • Haven't scored in their last 2 matches

  • Germany haven't lost to Northern Ireland in their last 5 meetings (5W, 0D).

  • Haven't kept a clean sheet in 6 matches

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