away, Germany won 2-0 against the weakest team in the Group of Luxembourg. Both goals were scored by striker Nick Woltemade in the 49th and 69th minutes. Before that, in the first half, Germany allowed Luxembourg to play more aggressively and created many scoring opportunities.
With this result, Germany is leading Group A. They only need to draw or beat Slovakia in the final match at home to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. However, their current playing style cannot reassure fans.
Germany need another win to qualify for the World Cup. But with this performance, things will be very difficult in the upcoming summer, Bild, a leading German newspaper, shared.
According to experts from this newspaper, in the first half, Germany played cravely, similar to the 0-2 loss to Slovakia last September. The defense led by center back Jonathan Tah played uncertainly, while the attack played ineffectively.
The Luxembourg team is ranked 97th in the world and is considered one of the weakest teams in Europe, but has created good opportunities. The German goalkeeper had nearly as many first-half touches as Serge Gnabry and Nickolt Wemade. That showed that Germany had an unstable first half.
"We played inconsistently and didn't control the ball well in the first half. After the break, Germany did better, increased the pressure and scored at the right time. Overall, it was not the performance we expected, but we got 3 points, striker Woltemade shared.
Meanwhile, coach Julian Nagelsmann stressed that the match against Luxembourg was more difficult than expected. According to him, the German team was somewhat lucky not to concede.
He admitted that the home team had bad times, especially making too many passes back to the goalkeeper in the first half. With that, he asked the whole team to play better in the match against Slovakia.
