FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

N Ireland vs Germany 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Northern Ireland
    FT
    0 - 1
    Germany
    • 31': Nick Woltemade

    Woltemade scores first Germany goal in win over Northern Ireland

    Nick Woltemade's first international goal condemned Northern Ireland to a 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to Germany at Windsor Park.

    Match Commentary

    • 28': Jamie Reid (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Goal! Northern Ireland 0, Germany 1. Nick Woltemade (Germany) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, Germany 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Jamie Reid.
    • 61': Karim Adeyemi (Germany) is shown the yellow card.
    • 64': Substitution, Germany. Maximilian Beier replaces Karim Adeyemi.
    • 75': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Callum Marshall replaces Ali McCann.
    • 75': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paul Smyth replaces Paddy McNair.
    • 86': Substitution, Germany. Robert Andrich replaces Serge Gnabry.
    • 87': Substitution, Germany. Waldemar Anton replaces Aleksandar Pavlovic.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Germany. Ridle Baku replaces Florian Wirtz.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Germany. Jonathan Burkardt replaces Nick Woltemade.
    • 90'+3': Robert Andrich (Germany) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, Germany 1.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Windsor Park
    Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Attendance: 17,926

    FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +13 Germany 6 15 1
    -2 Slovakia 6 12 2
    +1 Northern Ireland 6 9 3
    -12 Luxembourg 6 0 6
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    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 18
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 1
    67.5 Possession 32.5
    11 SHOTS 12
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    455 Accurate Passes 158
    537 Passes 253
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
    4 Accurate Crosses 0
    16 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.0
    66 Long Balls 62
    27 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    4 Effective Tackles 12
    9 Tackles 18
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    5 Interceptions 4
    29 Effective Clearances 35
    29 Clearances 35

    Line-Ups

    NIR Northern Ireland (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
    4 Danny Ballard
    17 Paddy McNair
    5 Trai Hume
    15 Justin Devenny
    20 Brodie Spencer
    19 Shea Charles Yellow Card
    16 Alistair McCann
    14 Isaac Price
    7 Ethan Galbraith Yellow Card
    18 Jamie Reid Yellow Card
    Substitutes:
    Paul Smyth, Terry Devlin, Callum Marshall, Eoin Toal, Jamie Donley, Conor Hazard, Dion Charles, Ruairi Mcconville, Luke Southwood, George Saville, Josh Magennis, Jamie Mcdonnell.

    GER Germany (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Oliver Baumann (GK)
    15 Nico Schlotterbeck
    4 Jonathan Tah
    22 David Raum
    6 Joshua Kimmich
    8 Leon Goretzka
    5 Aleksandar Pavlovic
    17 Florian Wirtz
    14 Karim Adeyemi Yellow Card
    11 Nick Woltemade
    20 Serge Gnabry
    Substitutes:
    Finn Dahmen, Robin Koch, Maximilian Beier, Alexander Nübel, Felix Nmecha, Robert Andrich, Nadiem Amiri, Angelo Stiller, Waldemar Anton, Nathaniel Brown, Jonathan Burkardt, Ridle Baku.

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