Germany disappoint as they lose to Slovakia in qualifiers opener | OneFootball

This Thursday, Germany was defeated by Slovakia 2-0 in the first round of Group A of the European Qualifiers for the World Cup, in Bratislava.

With this result, Germany starts at the bottom of the group. Slovakia, on the other hand, is in second place with three points.

Both teams return to the field this Sunday for the Qualifiers, at 3:45 PM (Brasília time). Germany will host Northern Ireland and Slovakia will visit Luxembourg.

The goals of the match

At 42 minutes into the game, Strelec advanced down the left and sent a low cross to Hancko, who finished first-time, leaving no chance for goalkeeper Baumann.

Then, at 10 minutes into the second half, Strelec controlled the ball in front of the box, dribbled past defender Rudiger, and finished with his left foot, with style, to extend the lead.

See other results from the Qualifiers this Thursday:

Kazakhstan 0 x 1 Wales Georgia 2 x 3 Turkey Lithuania 1 x 1 Malta Luxembourg 1 x 3 Northern Ireland Liechtenstein 0 x 6 Belgium Bulgaria 0 x 3 Spain Netherlands 1 x 1 Poland

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