Preview of the second round of the World European Championship: Germany vs Northern Ireland, the home team will surely get a good start, and the start is released

Match name: World Cup qualifiers

Match time: 2025/09/08 02:45

Match team: Germany VS Northern Ireland

2026 World Cup European Qualifiers A The group will usher in a competition of great strength. Germany is at home to face Northern Ireland. As a traditional football powerhouse, Germany has a top overall strength in Europe, with a mature tactical system and deep player reserves; Northern Ireland is known for its tough defensive and team combat capabilities, but its offensive creativity is relatively limited. At present, Germany needs to get the top spot in the group standings to ensure direct qualifying, while Northern Ireland needs to strive for playoff opportunities. In this way, this game is very important to both teams. So who can win in the end? Let's analyze it:

German team currently ranks 9th in FIFA. As a traditional football team, it has a deep football heritage and a brilliant historical record. The team's lineup is full of stars. The new generation of players gradually took the lead. However, they lost 0-2 away to Slovakia in the past 0-2 away game, resulting in the first away defeat in the World Cup. In this game, facing the Northern Ireland team, which is weaker than him, they still fight at home and will definitely defeat their opponents.

Northern Ireland ranks 38th in FIFA and is a second-rate lower-level in European football. The team has a pragmatic tactical style, focusing on defensive counterattacks, and often adopts a 5-4-1 or 4-4-2 formation, emphasizing physical confrontation and long passes, focusing on crosses from the wing and midfield points, defeating Luxembourg 3-1 away, winning the first victory in the group stage. In this game, facing a German team that is stronger than him, and the team is away. In this case, it is quite difficult to escape from the away game.

In terms of comprehensive strength, Germany is definitely stronger. The two teams have met in the last 12 times, Germany has been unbeaten and won all the last 9 times. The latest confrontation can be traced back to the two qualifiers of the 2020 European Cup. The two teams have had 6 World Cup qualifiers, Germany has won 5 wins and 1 draw, and the last 3 wins. The two coaches, Nagelsmann and O'Neal, have met for the first time. O'Neal has led the team to defeat Germany in 5 times in his coaching career. Now we meet again. I believe that as long as the German team performs normally, they will definitely win the opponent.

German team start prediction: Oliver Bowman; Gross, Rudiger, Jonathan Ta, Mittelstedt; Kimich, Andrish; Leverin, Amiri, Wilz; Waltermad

Northern Ireland team start prediction; Farrell, Bradley, McNair, Hume, McConville, Price, Charles, Savile, McCann, Marshall, Conley