Overview

• Julian Nagelsmann responded to the 0-2 loss in Slovakia with five lineup changes and a switch to a three-man defense.
• Serge Gnabry opened the scoring in the 7th minute before Isaac Price leveled from a corner in the 34th, drawing boos at halftime in Cologne.
• Second-half substitutions proved decisive as Nadiem Amiri scored in the 69th minute and Florian Wirtz added a 72nd-minute free kick.
• Antonio Rüdiger received a yellow card and will be unavailable for the next qualifier against Luxembourg on October 10 in Sinsheim.
• Direct qualification remains within reach with October fixtures against Luxembourg and the return match in Belfast on October 13, with the Northern Ireland game broadcast free-to-air on RTL and streamed on RTL+.