Overview
- Kickoff is scheduled for 13 October 2025 at 20:45 local time at Windsor Park in Belfast.
- RTL will broadcast the match free-to-air in Germany with coverage from 20:15, and RTL+ offers a subscription livestream.
- Germany won the first meeting 3:1 after goals from Nadiem Amiri and Florian Wirtz sealed the result following Serge Gnabry’s opener.
- Julian Nagelsmann’s side comes in off a 4:0 win over Luxembourg, with Joshua Kimmich scoring twice alongside David Raum and Serge Gnabry.
- Group winners qualify directly for the 2026 World Cup while runners-up enter a 16-team playoff that includes four Nations League entrants, and Germany’s Nations League run already guarantees a playoff berth.