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.
65': 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.
87': 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'+4': 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: Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+5	Germany	4	9	1
+3	Slovakia	4	9	1
+1	Northern Ireland	4	6	2
-9	Luxembourg	4	0	4

Full Table

Statistics

GER		NIR
14	Fouls	18
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	1
67.6	Possession	32.4
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	155
537	Passes	250
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
4	Accurate Crosses	1
16	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.1
66	Long Balls	60
27	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	4
5	Effective Tackles	12
9	Tackles	18
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
5	Interceptions	3
28	Effective Clearances	35
28	Clearances	35

Line-Ups

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
16	Alistair McCann
14	Isaac Price
7	Ethan Galbraith
18	Jamie Reid

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.

Germany (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Oliver Baumann (GK)
15	Nico Schlotterbeck
4	Jonathan Tah
5	Aleksandar Pavlovic
22	David Raum
6	Joshua Kimmich
8	Leon Goretzka
20	Serge Gnabry
17	Florian Wirtz
14	Karim Adeyemi
11	Nick Woltemade

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.