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‘We Need Win After Win’: Crunch Time Looms for Germany in World Cup Qualifying

Germany must win all remaining qualifiers after a first-ever away loss in World Cup qualifying last month, with crucial matches against Luxembourg and Northern Ireland ahead.

  • On Friday, Germany national football team must beat Luxembourg national football team after a shock 2-0 defeat by Slovakia national football team, forcing must-win qualifiers against Luxembourg and Northern Ireland national football team.
  • With only the group winner qualifying in a four-team format, Germany faces pressure after historic exits in 2018 and 2022, and missing only the 1930 and 1950 World Cups.
  • Injuries have made qualification harder, with Marc-André ter Stegen not playing all year, Antonio Rüdiger sidelined and Jamal Musiala unlikely until the new year, while midfielder Nadiem Amiri warned expectations of 5-0 or 6-0 wins are unrealistic now.
  • New signing Nathaniel Brown, left back, Eintracht Frankfurt faces pressure to outperform Frankfurt teammate Nnamdi Collins, who was dropped after costly errors in the Slovakia loss.
  • As a four-time champion, Germany national football team must turn things around to secure a place at next year's tournament after 2018 and 2022 group-stage exits and Hansi Flick's goose-themed talk.
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‘We need win after win’: Crunch time looms for Germany in World Cup qualifying

A World Cup without Germany used to be unthinkable. Now the four-time champion needs to turn things around to ensure a spot at next year's tournament.

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'We need win after win': Crunch time looms for Germany in World Cup qualifying

A World Cup without Germany used to be unthinkable. Now the four-time champion needs to turn things around to ensure a spot at next year’s tournament.

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Germany is in a dangerous position in the qualifying phase for the World Cup, currently third in Group A after its surprising defeat against Slovakia in September. The elimination before the World Cup would be unthinkable for the four times world champions, although it is a real possibility if they do not achieve "one victory after another", as the German midfielder of Mainz 05 Nodiem Amiri said before tonight's match against Luxembourg (20:45 C…

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