Germany revived their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 3-1 victory over Northern Ireland in Cologne, ending fears of a prolonged slump after Thursday’s shock defeat to Slovakia.
Julian Nagelsmann’s side struck early through Serge Gnabry, but Isaac Price volleyed in an equaliser to reward the visitors’ bright spell. The breakthrough came late, with Nadiem Amiri capitalising on a goalkeeping error before Florian Wirtz sealed the result with a stunning free-kick.
The win prevented Germany from losing four consecutive matches for the first time since 1913 and restored momentum to their bid for a 19th straight World Cup appearance.
Northern Ireland, meanwhile, suffered a 10th successive defeat to Die Nationalelf but remain in contention thanks to the expanded finals format.
