1-0! Wirtz’s wonderful pass was wasted, the 75 million striker made the final decision, and Germany ranked first in the battle

In the early morning of October 14th, Group A of the European Zone of the World Cup Qualifiers ushered in a focus match. Germany went away to face Northern Ireland. In this campaign, Wirtz's wonderful pass was wasted, Adeyemi missed with a single shot, and Walter Mader made the final decision, 1-0, Germany won the first place in the battle.

Germany is currently ranked 12th in the world. It has 6 points with 2 wins and 1 loss in the first 3 rounds of the group stage. It currently ranks first on goal difference and has the same points as Northern Ireland. Therefore, this is a focus battle to determine the top spot.

In this game, Germany continued the starting 11 from the previous round. Walter Mader continued to serve as the single arrow. Wirtz, Gnabry, Adeyemi, Goretzka and Pavlovich were in the midfield. The defense foursome was still Kimmich, Yonatan Tower, Schlotterbeck and Laum, and the goalkeeper was Bowman.

In the 7th minute, Wirtz made a pass from the right. Gnabry cleverly rubbed his heel. Goretzka fell to the ground while outflanking the shot. The German generals asked for a penalty kick, but the referee thought there was no problem.

In the 14th minute, Farrell made a long pass from the backcourt, and McNair headed the ball back. There was chaos in front of the German goal. Ballard hit a follow-up shot from close range. Unfortunately, his teammate was offside, and Germany escaped.

In the 20th minute, Wirtz forced a breakthrough in the middle and was blocked. Pavlovic followed up and shot slightly over the crossbar.

In the 31st minute, Germany broke the deadlock: Raum passed the corner kick, Walter Mader grabbed the point and headed the ball into the net with his shoulder, 1-0! After joining Newcastle for 75 million in the summer window, Walter Mader was once questioned as a parallel import, but he has scored 5 goals in 8 games in all competitions.

In the 43rd minute, Galbraith forced a breakthrough from the left and hit back. Jamie Reid pushed the ball high and Germany almost equalized.

Back in the second half, Germany continued to suppress its opponents. In the 47th minute, Wirtz counterattacked and sent a scalpel through the ball. Unfortunately, Adeyemi missed the ball with a single push.

In the 61st minute, Germany made a mistake in passing the ball in the backcourt. Galbraith stole the ball and volleyed slightly wide. In the 70th minute, Goretzka broke through the middle and sent a diagonal pass. Gnabry forced a shot from a small angle, but was bravely saved by the Northern Ireland goalkeeper.

In the 85th minute, Galbraith shot a long shot from outside the penalty area, slightly higher than the crossbar, shocking Germany into a cold sweat. In the 90th minute, Delaney crossed the ball from the right and Marshall shot from close range. Bowman responded with a key save to keep the goal.

In the end, Germany withstood Northern Ireland's strong counterattack and maintained the 1-0 score until the end, scoring all 3 points without any danger. It also ushered in three consecutive victories in the World Cup preliminaries. It continued to beat Slovakia at the top of the rankings with a goal difference advantage and took the initiative to directly qualify for the World Cup.