Overview

• Kick-off is 7:45pm BST at the RheinEnergieStadion, with live coverage on BBC Two, BBC One Northern Ireland and BBC iPlayer.
• Germany enter on a three-game losing run after a 2-0 defeat in Slovakia left them bottom of Group A early in the campaign.
• Northern Ireland top the group after winning 3-1 in Luxembourg and Michael O’Neill called the trip to Germany a “big step up.”
• Julian Nagelsmann warned his players to treat the match like a Champions League semi-final or risk being forced into March play-offs.
• Team news points to significant absences on both sides, including Jamal Musiala and Kai Havertz for Germany and Dan Ballard, Pierce Charles and Conor Hazard for Northern Ireland, while Germany have won the last nine meetings.