World Cup Qualifiers: 1-0, Germany leads with 3 consecutive victories, 23-year-old Walter Mader seals the throat with a sword

The Northern Ireland team, ranked 72nd in the world, ushered in the fourth round of the first group stage of the European preliminaries. Northern Ireland will face the German team, ranked 12th in the world, at its home court.

Germany leads Group A with 6 points before the game, while Northern Ireland ranks second with 6 points, so this game is the first battle of the group. In the last 12 meetings between the two sides, Germany has won 10 times, while the Northern Ireland team has not won once. Therefore, before the game, more fans were full of confidence that Germany, which was stronger on paper, could defeat the Northern Ireland team as a guest.

In the 15th minute of the first half, Ballard succeeded in a close-range follow-up shot in front of the goal. Unfortunately, his teammate was called for offside, causing Ballard's goal to be disallowed and Germany escaped.

In the 31st minute of the first half, Raum took a right corner kick and sent a wonderful pass to the goal. The 23-year-old Newcastle star Walter Mader jumped up and headed the ball from close range in front of the goal, helping Germany take the lead.

In the 45th minute of the first half, Reid shot in front of the goal and kicked the ball away.

In the second minute of the second half, Adeyemi broke into the penalty area and missed with a push shot.

In the end, Germany defeated the Northern Ireland team as expected and ushered in a three-game winning streak in the world preliminaries, while the Northern Ireland team missed a two-game winning streak in the world preliminaries. Immediately after the game, the German team continued to lead Group A with 9 points.