{"id":405950,"date":"2025-09-07T19:04:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T19:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/405950\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T19:04:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T19:04:16","slug":"germany-1-0-northern-ireland-the-hosts-grab-an-early-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/405950\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany 1-0 Northern Ireland: The hosts grab an early goal!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">7\u2019 \u2014 <strong>TOR!<\/strong> Germany take the lead in Cologne!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Lineups are out!<\/strong> Julian Nagelsmann pretty much sticks to his word based on the team news that came out after the Slovakia game:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Germany got bested by Slovakia in the former\u2019s World Cup Qualifying match. Die Mannschaft slumped to a 2-0 loss in Bratislava, which infuriated gaffer Julian Nagelsmann who wanted a better response from his men. He will get the chance to rectify things in their next group match, which will be against Northern Ireland in Cologne.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Germany must finish first to avoid the playoffs early next year; they\u2019ve still got five matches left and a win against the Green and White Army will be a step in the right direction. Who do you think takes the three points today?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Prediction: Germany wins 3-1<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Time<\/strong>: 8:45 PM local time, 2:45PM EDT, 11:45 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bavarianfootballworks.com\/2021\/5\/1\/22413802\/welcome-to-bavarian-football-works-bayern-munich-blog-community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beginners thread<\/a> if you have any more questions. That\u2019s about it. Auf geht\u2019s!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Looking for an unending well of Bayern Munich content? Sign up for an SBNation account and <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/signup?community_id=398&amp;return_to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bavarianfootballworks.com%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>join the conversation on Bavarian Football Works<\/strong><\/a><strong>. Whether it\u2019s full match coverage and analysis, breaking news, podcasts or something completely different, we have it all.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"7\u2019 \u2014 TOR! Germany take the lead in Cologne! Lineups are out! 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