‘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.

'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.
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…
European World Cup Qualifying & Internationals | The EPL Show (EP. 458)
Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down a handpicked selection of internationals, including European World Cup Qualifiers, taking place on Friday and Saturday. Germany are coming off s disappointing loss in Slovakia last month, which definitely set Germany’s World Cup qualifying campaign off on the wrong foot. However, they should have no trouble breezing past minnows Luxembourg on Saturday.
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