It was far from pretty for the German national team in their 2-0 World Cup qualifying win at Luxembourg to stay top of group A in European qualifying. Julian Nagelsmann was faced with a handful of injuries to his regular squad on top of the extended absence of Jamal Musiala and Karim Adeyemi was also unavailable due to having to serve a suspension for yellow card accumulation from previous qualifiers.

Germany looked set to dominate after a bright start, but Luxembourg weathered the early storm and responded superbly as they created several chances of their own, and while the visitors improved toward the end of the half, neither side were able to break the deadlock with the scores still level at the break.

The German federation (DFB) has confirmed a significant absence in their ranks less than 24 hours before the World Cup qualifying match against Luxembourg. Joshua Kimmich, considered one of the

Germany walked away with a 2-0 win in Luxembourg, carried by a ruthless double from Woltemade, who needed only two real chances to decide the match.

Julian Nagelsmann has called up four goalkeepers to the squad for the current camp: Oliver Baumann, Alexander Nübel, Finn Dahmen and Noah Atubolu. But UEFA regulations allow three goalkeepers to be included in the matchday squad. Atubolu has been left out of the squad for tonight’s game against Luxembourg.

For the German national team, it is absolutely clear that today's match must be won. So far, Julian Nagelsmann's protégés are having a bit of a hard time at Stade de Luxembourg. In the first

The Netherlands can also secure a direct spot to the 2026 World Cup finals by defeating Poland this evening. Croatia can win Group L and qualify for the World Cup directly by avoiding defeat against the Faroe Islands at home. Germany can secure a top two spot in Group A and notch a World Cup play-off spot with a win at Luxembourg this evening.