Susah-payah Lawan Luxembourg, Striker Newcastle United Wins Germany
JAKARTA - Germany struggled to achieve an important victory against the weakening team Luxembourg. Newcastle United striker Nick Woltermade saved Germany by beating Luxembourg 2-0 in Group A match of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers at Stade de Luxembourg, Saturday, November 15, 2025 in the morning WIB.
Germany did not come down with the best strength when they played for the team at the bottom of the standings. On paper, it is predicted that Germany, which excels in quality, will not find it difficult to overcome Luxembourg, which is ranked 97.
Coach Julian Nagelsmann chose to back up Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sane and Leon Goretzka who were fielded in the second half.
In front of, Wioltermade, who started because Germany lost the players who usually occupy the line, including Kai Havertz, Jamal Musiala, Niclas Fuellkrug, Tim Kleindienst and Karim Adeyemi.
Dengan menurunkan squad yang berbeda, Jerman memang harus bekerja keras sebelum akhirnya Woltermade mencetak brace untuk meraih kemenangan keempat dari lima pertandingan qualif.
The result made Germany still hold at the top of Group A by pocketing the nine points.
Hanya, Jerman dibayangi secara ketat Slovak yang mengalahkan Irlandia Utara 1-0. Kemenangan tersebut juga menjadi Slovak memiliki poin sama dengan Jerman. Namun Slowakia masih kalah selek gol.
The next match at home at the Red Bull Arena Salzburg, Tuesday, November 18, 2025 in the morning WIB, when Germany host Slovaka will determine the steps of the two teams.
The match against Luxembourg is again a place to prove the Woltemade, which previously scored its only goal when Die Mannschaft won 1-0 over Northern Ireland.
When Havertz et al missed Germany's match, Woltermade became a supersub capable of overcoming the deadlock. Moreover, this 23-year-old striker is also successful in the English Premier League. He has already scored six goals with Newcastle.
In that match, Germany showed its dominance. Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz started Germany's threat when he fired a shot into the net. Only his shot still bounced.
Furthermore, Germany again created opportunities, but nothing could be converted into goals. Luxembourg is not without resistance. Winger Daniel Sinani had surprised the German defense. Luckily his efforts still failed because the ball went wide.
The German player was frustrated because of the difficulty of breaking into the host's goal. No wonder Nagelsmann looked angry when the first half was over and went straight to the dressing room.
Entering the second half, Germany showed a change. They played more aggressively and pressed the Luxembourg defense. Die Nationalelf's efforts finally paid off when the game had only been running for four minutes.
Woltemade broke the deadlock after welcoming Sane's cross back to play for Germany since moving to Galatasaray.
Winning 1-0 made Germany even more excited to attack opponents. As a result, the Woltemade was able to score the second goal in the 69th minute.
Sane again played a role in the process of creating the goal. From the middle of the field, he gave the ball to Ridle Baku who then offered it to Woltemade to convert it into a goal.
The score changed to 2-0 for Germany. There were no additional goals because substitute Felix Nmecha failed to break into Luxembourg's goal in the final minutes of the match.
His long-range shot was pushed over so he bounced over the crossbar. Germany also ended the match with a two-goal advantage.