Overview
- Kickoff is 20:45 local time in Sinsheim, with live TV coverage on ARD and BR24Sport carrying a radio commentary.
- Germany sit three points behind Slovakia after two matches and are level with Northern Ireland on points, leaving little margin in a six-game group.
- Coach Julian Nagelsmann declines to set a target scoreline, while David Raum highlights the need for early goals and Nadiem Amiri warns against unrealistic expectations.
- Luxembourg arrive improved under Jeff Strasser after narrow qualifying losses to Northern Ireland (1–3) and Slovakia (0–1), and midfielder Mathias Olesen says his team will play with confidence.
- Germany have won 12 of 13 meetings with Luxembourg, though the last big wins were decades ago despite two 7–0 results before the 1998 and 2006 World Cups.