A header from Nick Woltemade, a strike from Serge Gnabry and a double from Leroy Sane puts Germany firmly in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in the Winner Confer-That-Wonke final match of the European team against Slovakia.
A win alone would be enough to finish top, Slovakia were overwhelmed by their opponents’ machine in Leipzig, falling 4-0 behind in the period.
WOLTEMADE headed home Captain Joshua Kimmich’s cross before Gnabry was cleared by Leon Goretzka’s pass and Sway scored twice from Florian Wirtz’s assist.
Slovakia would finish second and enter the play-offs unless the Falcons produced one of the world’s greatest possessions of all time in the second period.
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Germany vs slovakia
Germany received a major boost on the eve of their game against Luxembourg when Joshua Kimmich picked up ankle problems in training, but the captain returns after sitting in for Pesi.
Center-Back Nico Schlotterbeck also sat on the bench but returned to injury as a starter this time.
Germany Starting Xi: Oliver Baumann, Joshua Kimmich, Jonathan Tah, Nico Schlotterbeck, David Raum, Lebesandar Pavlovic, Seksandar Pavlovic, Sercheandar Pavlovic, Serge Gnabry, Leon Woltemade
Germany instead of: Malick Thiaw, Waldemar Anton, Jamie Leweweling, Assan Ouedraogo, Jonathan Buberdt, Alexander Nubel, Felix Adeyemi, Kevin Adeyemi, Finn Dahmen, Finn Dahmen, Finn Dahmen, Finn Dahmen, Finn Dahmen, Finn Dahmen
Slovakia Lineup vs Germany
Midfielders Mario Sauer and Ondrej Duda and Adrian Kapralik were out in Slovakia, but defender David Hankko returned to fight Luxembourg and start again in Leipzig.
Hancko and David Strelec scored as Slovakia beat Germany 2-0 at home on September 4.
Lelomir Satka was on the bench, as he was doubtful with a minor injury issue.
Slovakia starting XI: Martin Dubravka, Norbert Gyomber, Milan Skininiyar, Adam Obert, Matus Bero, Davisslav Lobotka, David Huda, David Dudis, David Stlelec, Leo Sauer
Slovakia Supretites: Peter Pekarik, Denis Vavro, Robert Bozenik, Laszlo Benes, Tomas Bobcek, Karek Harslin, Ivan Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Tomas Schranz, Famas Schranz
How to watch Germany vs Slovakia: TV channel, online streaming
Kick-off on Monday was at 19:45 GMT (14:45 ET / 11:45 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Amazon Prime PPV, which charges £2.49 for the game.
Germany squad vs Slovakia
Goals: Noah Atubolu (Freiburg), Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim), Finn Dahmen (Augsburg), Alexander Nuebel (Stuttgart)
Defenders: Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck (Both Dortmund), Ridle Baku (Leipzig), Nathaniel Brown (Frankfurt), David Raum (Leipzig), Jonathan Th (Bayern Munich), Malick Thiaw (Newcastle)
MidFilels: Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlovic (All Bayern), Felix Nmecha (Dortmund)
Forward: Karim Adeyemi (Dortmund), Jonathan Burkardt (Frankfurt), said El Mala (KOLN), samie gnabry (bayern), kevin scrade (stuntford), florin scyz (lickfool), nick woltemade (newcastle)
September 4: Slovakia 2-0 Germany
September 7: Germany 3- Northern Ireland
OCTOBER 10: Germany 4-0 Luxembourg
October 13: Northern Ireland 0-1 Germany
November 14: Luxembourg 0-2 Germany
NOVEMBER 17: Germany vs Slovakia (19:45 GMT)
2026 World Cup Dates
The top team from each of the 12 European teams will advance to the Finals, which will be expanded to 48 teams.
The 12 runners from each team will join the four Laigue teams in countries with intense legs, which will be drawn into pots based on the teams’ records during the campaign.
The semi-mains will take place on March 26, followed by fans on March 31, 2026.
When is the 2026 World Cup playoff draw?
The playoff drawing will take place on Thursday, November 20 at 12:00 GMT (07:00 et / 04:00 PT).
When is the draw for the 2026 World Cup Finals?
The drawing for the World Cup will take place on December 5 2025 at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, with the event starting at 17:00 GMT (12:00 ET / 09:00 PT).
The competition ends on June 11 until July 19 2026.
