Match Info
Location: Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date: Monday, October 13th, 2025
Time: 7:45pm local time (2:45pm EST)
TV/streaming: Fox Sports Two, Fox One, Find Your Country
Friday’s slate of matches could
not have gone better for Germany. Germany scored early and often to overwhelm Luxembourg in a 4-0 win. Northern Ireland gutted out a 2-0 win over Slovakia. Germany will head into the second half of World Cup qualifying in a three-way tie for first place in Group A. As it currently stands, Germany would hold the tiebreaker thanks to a plus-four goal differential advantage.
Historically, Germany holds a significant advantage (14W-4D-2L) over Northern Ireland, including last month’s 3-1 win in World Cup qualifying. Dating back to 1996, Northern Ireland has failed to beat Germany in the last 10 matchups.
Northern Ireland’s World Cup qualifying campaign has gone incredibly well, earning wins over Slovakia and Luxembourg. Northern Ireland will be counting on the home crowd to give them the necessary push to take a point or three from the German visitors.
Team News
Here is the predicted lineup, courtesy of BFW:
If Julian Nagelsmann changes anything from the Luxembourg starting lineup, he might have an uprising on his hands. The three-man defense was effective in last month’s win over Northern Ireland but that was the byproduct of the available personnel rather than the best version of Germany’s current squad.
Joshua Kimmich is a solid central midfielder but is arguably the most effective right-back in the world. Aleksandar Pavlović, Leon Goretzka, and Serge Gnabry have been fantastic this season. Throw in Jonathan Tah’s consistent form and Bayern Munich is back to dominating Germany’s roster.
Northern Ireland operates reliably on a 3-5-2 formation that concedes large amounts of possession but is efficient in scoring situations. It will be interesting to see if Northern Ireland stays in its shell and plays for a tight margin or goes for the big upset.
Germany was in need of a good performance and Luxembourg was the right squad for the moment.
The team spirit appeared to be much higher than the last international where the German were flat and the renewed energy helped power the team to a 4-0 victory. An early red card played a massive role in the outcome, but Germany likely would have rolled easily even without being a man-up for three quarters of the match.
Let’s dive into all of the details from the match on this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Postgame Show! This is what we have on tap:
- A look at the starting XI as Julian Nagelsmann made some interesting selections.
- A rundown of the scoring and substitutions.
- Some final thoughts and takeaways on the match.
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