Germany Keep Unchanged XI for Belfast Qualifier as Northern Ireland Start Spencer
Germany hold the goal‑difference edge in a three‑way Group A tie heading into the Belfast kickoff.
Overview
- Kickoff is 7:45pm local at Windsor Park with BBC Two and iPlayer carrying the match in the UK and Fox Sports listed for U.S. coverage.
- 101GreatGoals reports Germany naming the same lineup that beat Luxembourg 4-0, with Oliver Baumann in goal and Nick Woltemade up front.
- Northern Ireland start Brodie Spencer in place of the suspended Conor Bradley after his booking against Slovakia.
- Both teams won on Friday to create a three-way tie with Slovakia, and Germany also beat Northern Ireland 3-1 in September.
- Reports note several German absences, including Kai Havertz, Jamal Musiala, Antonio Rüdiger, Marc-André ter Stegen and Niclas Füllkrug.