Overview
- Kick-off is 7:45 p.m. BST in Belfast (2:45 p.m. ET), with the match played at Windsor Park.
- Free coverage is available on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer in the U.K. and on RTL/RTL+ in Germany, while U.S. options include FS2 and ViX with streaming via Fubo and DirecTV Stream; in India, the match airs on Sony Sports Network with SonyLIV streaming.
- Northern Ireland are without suspended captain Conor Bradley, and injured goalkeeper Pierce Charles is out, so Bailey Peacock-Farrell continues in goal.
- Germany travel without Kai Havertz, Jamal Musiala, Marc-André ter Stegen and Antonio Rüdiger, and reports indicate Niclas Füllkrug has a calf issue that could open a start for Nick Woltemade alongside Serge Gnabry and Florian Wirtz.
- Form and context: Germany rebounded from a 2-0 defeat in Slovakia with two wins including a 3-1 victory over Northern Ireland in Cologne, while Michael O’Neill’s side beat Slovakia 2-0 to create the three-way tie.