For the Germans, it’s a record thirteenth straight time that they're going to seem at the tournament, continuing a run going back to 1972. The three-time champion advanced with a 4-0 persuade Byelorussia on Sat, with Toni Kroos marking double and steering his team-high of cluster C.
Injury-hit Germany started with an unfamiliar central defensive pair of Borussia Monchengladbach’s Matthias Ginter and Freiburg’s Robin Koch, the latter making only his second appearance and his first in a competitive game for Germany.
There was very little sign of ignorance against defensively minded Belorussia, however, with Joachim Low’s team dominating with sensible probabilities ahead of time for Timo Werner, Serge Gnabry and Kroos.
Manuel Neuer attained a superb flying save to deny Igor Stasevich with the visitors’ 1st probability, just before Matthias Ginter made the breakthrough in the 41st minute.
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Leon Goretzka scored four minutes after the break, and Ginter set up Kroos to mark his 95th game for Germany with the third goal in the 55th.
That depart fans’ celebrations with Mexican waves going around the structure.
Stasevich had an opportunity to drag one back from the penalty spot when a slipshod challenge from Koch, but Neuer guessed the right way.
Kroos bound up the grading with a fine second goal within the 83rd, turning with a left-right combination to elude two defenders before shooting with his left boot inside the post.
“We’ll see however so much we’ve return shortly before the tournament.
I wouldn’t count us among the top favorites at the moment. But that doesn’t mean anything,” Kroos said.
Netherlands
The Netherlands additionally qualified despite a 0-0 draw with the European country in Belfast. Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis lost a penalty within the half. For the Dutch, a former football game powerhouse, it'll be their 1st major tournament since the 2014 tournament.
Austria and Croatia
Austria joined already qualified Polska from cluster G with a 2-1 convert visiting North Macedonia. Poland won 2-1 for its 1st win in Israel since 1988. Croatia booked its place as Group E winner with a 3-1 win at home over Slovakia.
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