Overview
- Germany took an early lead in Belgrade when Srdjan Babic turned Kai Havertz's header into his own net three minutes into the match.
- Florian Wirtz made it 2–0 in the 14th minute and debutant Brajan Gruda scored his first senior international goal in the 50th minute.
- Serbia finished the game with nine players after Vanja Dragojevic received a straight red following a VAR review in the 76th minute and Andrija Zivkovic was sent off with a second yellow in the 89th.
- The match was played under UEFA spectator restrictions with about 5,000 children admitted, and heavy rain left the pitch sodden while Niclas Füllkrug made a late comeback from 2025 absence as a substitute for Germany.
- With the Netherlands posting a big win in the parallel game, Germany must win in Berlin on Monday, 16 November to secure quarter-final qualification and a draw would help only under specific other results.