00:00...boost after two defeats on home soil during June's Nations League Finals.
00:04On paper, their first assignment was their toughest, a trip to face Slovakia.
00:10Stwellets, and here, Sauer!
00:13And Bauman makes the game's first big save.
00:17Sauer away here.
00:19It's Leo Sauer for Slovakia with a shot, which again Bauman has to get behind.
00:23Still here.
00:24And the ball through.
00:26For Walter Marder, breaks here for Mietel.
00:28Stead!
00:28Stiller.
00:30Florian Wietz.
00:31It's Wietz.
00:32Oh, it's wonderful.
00:33And still.
00:36Hand score.
00:38It's the Strelitz here, angle tight.
00:40Back to Hensker!
00:44Gratislava believes that they can pull off a major shock here.
00:49In here for Gretzka.
00:52And Dubravka gets the...
00:54And by Strelitz here for Daryl.
00:57Strelitz!
01:00And Tombo Jombe here.
01:02David Strelitz.
01:04Strelitz still here for Slovakia!
01:07Extraordinary!
01:09It's a two-goal cushion over Germany.
01:12One of Slovakia's great football nights.
01:16Maybe their greatest.
01:19Nagelsmann was promising better from his Germany side.
01:22And promising changes, too, to the team that had lost Meekling in Slovakia.
01:26Oh, in total.
01:28Robbo Valtemar here for Gnabry.
01:30Gnabry away!
01:32Gnabry!
01:35It's taken less than seven minutes for Germany to cook tonight.
01:39Seven years ago there in Brazil.
01:41To Venice corner.
01:43And there is a price!
01:47Joy!
01:48For the Northern Irish in Cologne!
01:53But David Roel.
01:55It's a good one, too.
01:56And the floating header.
01:57A few minutes.
01:59Oswald Kimmich.
02:00In towards Florian Wietz.
02:03And Peacock Perl there.
02:04Alert to the danger for David Roel.
02:08Round towards Maxi Bayer.
02:09Oh, it runs off from Italy.
02:11It's a soft goal to give away for the Northern Irish.
02:14But the Germans do not care.
02:17For Florian Wietz.
02:20Majestic.
02:23The local boy comes good.
02:26It ends here in Cologne.
02:27Germany three.
02:29Northern Ireland one.
02:35Towards Goretzka.
02:38Joswa Kimmich.
02:39Done here by the Germans.
02:41On to Serge Gnabry.
02:43It's Gnabry.
02:44Deflected shot.
02:45Opening goal.
02:46Inside four minutes for Germany.
02:51And the goal has been chalked off for that handball.
02:59Here's left here for David Roel.
03:05How's that for your first goal for your country?
03:10Florian Wietz.
03:11So great ball for Gnabry here.
03:13Oh, Gnabry does really well.
03:15Until the finish.
03:19Decision is penalty.
03:23A two-goal advantage, which he does.
03:29Strong start underlined by Joswa Kimmich from the penalty spots.
03:34Gnabry.
03:36Gnabry.
03:36Lovely control.
03:37Gnabry.
03:38Glorious.
03:42And the aim is passed.
03:43Now Gnabry chasing here with Vega.
03:45It breaks four.
03:47So is Gnabry.
03:50Explosive finish.
03:52And a firecracker start to the second half for Germany.
03:57In back round.
03:59Valdemar Anton's flick on.
04:01There's Pavlovich.
04:02Oh, they couldn't clear.
04:03And Kimmich there to plunder from close range.
04:08And Joswa Kimmich at the double for Germany.
04:11Again here.
04:11Romo Wietz.
04:12Wietz this time.
04:15And it's Tart.
04:17Baku's flick.
04:18On to Florian Wietz.
04:21But the footwork is majestic.
04:23Wietz.
04:24Jonathan Borchardt.
04:25On the turn.
04:26And pushed away here.
04:28That is indeed full time in Zinsheim.
04:30As expected.
04:31It is a convincing German win.
04:34Four goals unanswered.
04:36For Nagelsmann's Germany.
04:38Head to Belfast next.
04:40And Northern Ireland's meeting with Germany.
04:42In a highly competitive Group A.
04:45Get long by Peacock Farrell.
04:47Goes Ballard to flick it.
04:49Oh, no big chance.
04:50And the ball finds the net.
04:53Dan Ballard.
04:54The on-field call here is no goal.
04:56Let's in Wietz.
04:58And we're through just yet.
05:00Pavlovich.
05:02All Irish here.
05:05In that round towards Valdemar there.
05:08Off the mark.
05:11As a German national team player and the seniors.
05:14Nick Valdemar.
05:16In by Charles here.
05:19Still to make your way.
05:21And the shot.
05:22On the turn.
05:23That is Kari Madagami.
05:26This is Adagami.
05:27Who's missed the chance.
05:29And what a chance it was.
05:31Price.
05:32That goes Hume.
05:33Now Charles.
05:35Price's way.
05:38Galbraith.
05:39As a goal.
05:41For this.
05:42A tremendous spell by the Northern Irish.
05:44Guretzka took it well here.
05:45Looks like Gnabry.
05:46It's come his way.
05:47Gnabry shot.
05:49In the way.
05:50The full-time score here.
05:51It ends Northern Ireland nil.
05:53Germany won.
05:57Four-time world champions.
05:58Germany were only above Slovakia on goal difference.
06:02Just here.
06:03By Guretzka.
06:04Guretzka.
06:05Florian Vietz.
06:08Good ball for Barrero here for Luxembourg.
06:11The ball back for Sindani.
06:14That's a great chance of Luxembourg.
06:17Eamon Daldari.
06:18Tremendous run.
06:21And nearly.
06:23Florian Vietz.
06:25Took on the shot.
06:25Which is too high here.
06:27There's Florian Vietz.
06:28Meanwhile.
06:29Vietz.
06:29Tremendous scale.
06:30And the curling shot deflects.
06:33It's a great ball.
06:34Zane took it superbly too.
06:36It's Zane.
06:37For Vultemada.
06:41Clinical.
06:43And just like that.
06:46This is Danil Zanani all rather tight.
06:49And Dardari.
06:51And goodness me again.
06:53There is Zane.
06:55Zane.
06:56No Baku.
06:58Vultemada.
06:59Does it again.
07:04In for Zane.
07:06In behind for Germany.
07:08Zane.
07:09Oh.
07:10He's kept the crossbar with it.
07:12Vietz onto Mecha.
07:14And Mecha hits one.
07:17The full-time score here.
07:18It ends Luxembourg nil.
07:20Germany two.
07:24Memories of September's 2-0 defeat in Bratislava were all too fresh for the home team in Leipzig.
07:29Next here is Zane.
07:32And Kimmich.
07:33Vultemada.
07:37The man of the moment.
07:40The man of the moment.
07:40Single-handedly.
07:42For Hansko.
07:43That's blocked away.
07:44Sauer.
07:45And the company in here.
07:46And Bamberg there with a crucial save.
07:49Gnabry will pursue.
07:50And chase.
07:51And reach.
07:52To Dravka makes the save.
07:54There's Vietz beneath the follow-up.
07:57Tavlovich.
07:58Guretster.
07:59And now Gnabry.
08:03On their way.
08:06This expands to the...
08:09Oh, what a gorgeous pass.
08:11Here now is Leroy Zane.
08:15Lovely.
08:17A goal of artistry to make it 3-0 for Germany.
08:21Way here.
08:22It came off Skriniar.
08:24Florian Vietz.
08:25Great ball in again.
08:27And Zane there.
08:28Again to profit from it.
08:31That goal.
08:33Ciao.
08:34Vultemada.
08:35Raoul.
08:37Vultemada again.
08:38They can't stop him.
08:39Gnabry.
08:40Bakul.
08:42The local base player off the bench.
08:45And within seconds.
08:46That's his second goal for his nation.
08:49You know, it's Zane.
08:49You know, it's Zane.
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