Overview
- Kick-off is 20:45 CET at Sinsheim’s PreZero Arena, with live coverage on ARD and streaming on sportschau.de and the ARD Mediathek.
- Germany sits third in Group A on three points after two matches, while Luxembourg is bottom without a point and a 1:4 goal difference.
- Germany is already guaranteed a World Cup play-off berth via its Nations League performance, preserving an alternative qualification path.
- At 12th in the FIFA rankings, Germany risks dropping into Pot 2 for the 2026 World Cup draw, and a play-off route in March 2026 would place the team in Pot 4 regardless of ranking.
- Recent results include a 3:1 win over Northern Ireland and a 0:2 defeat in Slovakia that ended a 52-match unbeaten away run in World Cup qualifiers.