Comments and predictions for Germany vs Northern Ireland: Crush the away team
The match between Germany and Northern Ireland in the World Cup qualifiers will take place at 1:45 a.m. on September 8. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Germany vs Northern Ireland team information
Despite possessing an abundant force, Germany is still missing many pillars: Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz, Deniz Undav, Marc-André ter Stegen and Nico Schlotterbeck are all absent.
Eintracht Frankfurt centre-back Nnamdi Collins had a disappointing debut against Slovakia and is likely to make way. Robin Koch, Karim Adeyemi and Pascal Gross are all ready to compete for a starting spot.
Up front, new signing Nick Woltemade (Newcastle) competes with Niclas Füllkrug (West Ham). Florian Wirtz and Serge Gnabry support behind – with Gnabry being the top scorer on the list this month with 22 goals for the national team.
Northern Ireland also face an injury crisis, with striker Paul Smyth joining defenders Daniel Ballard, Brodie Spencer and Ciaron Brown. Goalkeepers Pierce Charles and Conor Hazard are also out, forcing Bailey Peacock-Farrell to return to the side and start on Thursday.
O'Neill is likely to stick with the same line-up that beat Luxembourg, but he could consider bringing in George Saville (Luton Town) in midfield or Ruairi McConville (Norwich City) in defence.
Germany vs Northern Ireland latest expected lineup
Virtue:Baumann; Raum, Tah, Rudiger, Mittelstadt; Kimmich, Gross; Adeyemi, Wirtz, Gnabry; Woltemade
Northern Ireland:Peacock-Farrell; McConville, McNair, Hume; Bradley, McCann, S. Charles, Devenny; Galbraith, Price; Reid
Latest Germany vs Northern Ireland football prediction
Considered the top candidate to top the four-team group and qualify directly for the 2026 World Cup, Germany's opening match followed a completely different scenario.
In Bratislava, Julian Nagelsmann’s men suffered a surprise defeat in a World Cup qualifier – only the fourth time in their history in this competition. The hosts took the lead just before half-time and doubled their lead just 10 minutes into the second half.
Unable to create a comeback, “Die Nationalmannschaft” now have to brace themselves to make amends if they want to keep their top spot. Only the group winners will get a direct ticket, while the runners-up have to compete for a play-off spot, so this defeat makes Germany’s margin for error almost zero.
Germany have continued to disappoint under young coach Nagelsmann, having previously lost their last two Nations League games – losing to Portugal in the semi-finals and France in the third-place play-off. Since September 2023, they have won just half of their 24 games, and have kept just five clean sheets in their last 17.
In particular, conceding at least two goals in every match since the beginning of this year is a big problem for a team with ambitions of winning the world championship. Healing this weakness is Nagelsmann's urgent task.
While Germany are in a rare state of fragility, Northern Ireland face a historic weight: they have lost all nine of their last encounters with the Germans. The 2026 World Cup will also mark 40 years since their last appearance at the tournament, and a full decade after Euro 2016.
Northern Ireland have been in decline in recent years, but a rejuvenated squad and a recent Nations League group win have raised hopes of a play-off place. Under Michael O'Neill - who took the team to the Euros in his first spell in charge - the team has been resurgent, winning half of their last 16 games.
Northern Ireland had to wait six months longer than most European teams to kick off their qualifying campaign. They started well with a 3-1 win in Luxembourg on Thursday: Jamie Reid scored from the rebound after a missed penalty, and Luxembourg equalised before half-time. However, Northern Ireland regained their advantage just a minute into the second half, and Justin Devenny sealed the score after his opponent had been sent off.
Now the real test begins as they travel to Germany – the battered four-time world champions.
Latest Germany vs Northern Ireland score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Germany vs Northern Irelandas follows:
- Sportsmole:Germany 3-1 Northern Ireland
- WhoScore:Germany 2-1 Northern Ireland
- Our newspaper predicts:Germany 2-0 Northern Ireland
When and where to watch Germany vs Northern Ireland live?
To watch the live match Germany vs Northern Ireland in the World Cup qualifiers taking place at 1:45 a.m. on September 8, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy football watching moments.
