⏮️ Germany see off Northern Ireland; Spain hit Türkiye for six | OneFootball

RESULTS

FULL TIME! Germany 3-1 Northern Ireland

The North battled hard but Germany prevailed in the end with two late goals, including a world-class free-kick from Florian Wirtz.

Relief for Julien Nagelsmann after the loss in Slovakia.

FULL TIME! Türkiye 0-6 Spain

Simply stunning from the European champions, who look a good bet to win the World Cup based on this and their performances in recent years.

They've goals everywhere, with Mikel Merino the star here with a brilliant hat-trick.

It will take some side to stop them next summer.

Barring a miracle, Germany will take the three points here.

Spain look to have settled for six, much to the relief of the Turks.

GOOOOAL! WIRTZ WITH A WONDER GOAL!

That's why Liverpool paid all that money to sign him.

It's a wonderful free-kick that is perfectly lifted over the wall and flies into the roof of the net.

Game over?

Spain make changes with the game long over, and Rodri is on as he continues his injury return.

He takes the captain's armband, and La Roja are suddenly an even scarier proposition.

GOOOOAL! GERMANY BACK IN THE LEAD!

Big, big goal and one the Northern Ireland defence will be smarting to have conceded.

It's just a looping cross in that Eoin Toal and Peacock-Farrell both leave, allowing substitute Nadiem Amiri to run the ball into an open net.

A gift.

BRILLIANT SAVE BY PEACOCK-FARRELL!

The Northern Ireland keeper comes to his side's rescue, making a brilliant close-range save from Florian Wirtz.

There's just over 20 minutes left here.

Leon Goretzka is on for Germany. They need inspiration from somewhere.

GOOOAL! 6-0 TO SPAIN!!!

It's officially a tennis score line as Pedri curls one home after being slipped in one on one.

The Turks are falling apart here, and it could get very, very messy.

GOOOOAL! MERINO HAT-TRICK!

The Arsenal man completes a stunning hat-trick with an even more stunning strike.

He gets the ball off Yamal 30-35 yards from goal, and bends one into the top corner.

Right from the top drawer, and Merino is showing off his goalscoring prowess again.

GOOOAL! TORRES MAKES IT FOUR!

This is stunning from Spain, who are cutting apart Türkiye here.

Torres, who came on for the injured Williams, is the scorer, finishing neatly after Pedri and Yamal combined on the break.

A goal made in Barcelona.

BACK UNDER WAY!

What will the next 45 minutes have in store?

It's a huge half for Julien Nagelsmann and Germany.

HALF TIME!

What a first 45 in both games.

Spain and Northern Ireland will be absolutely delighted heading into the changing rooms.

GOOOOAL! MERINO DOES IT AGAIN!

The Arsenal midfielder makes it 3-0 in first-half added time, smashing home a pull back from Pedri.

Carlos Alcaraz is playing the US Open final as we speak, and it looks to be game, set, match for his country here.

Blow for Spain as Nico Williams hobbles off clutching his groin.

He is replaced by Ferran Torres, and Athletic Club fans will be crossing their fingers, toes and everything else right now.

GOOOOAL! NORTHERN IRELAND ARE LEVEL!

They've done more than stay in this, and now are on level terms.

Isaac Price is the scorer, smashing into the roof of the net from close range after being left unmarked.

Fantastic goal. What a moment.

Germany are dominating possession, which is hardly a surprise, but Northern Ireland have done well to stay in this after the early goal.

Türkiye and Spain are going blow for blow here, but the visitors are the ones with their shooting boots on.

It feels like the Turks need a goal before half-time to have a chance here.

YAMAL MISSES AN OPEN GOAL!

How has he done that??

The 18-year-old sensation has the ball put on a plate for him by Cucurella but skies wildly over from six yards out.

GOOOOAL! MERINO MAKES IT TWO!

Moments after Kerem Aktürkoğlu hits the post when he really should have scored, Mikel Merino shows him how it's done with a lovely sidefooted finish from inside the box.

A tough task just got even tougher for the Turks.

Germany have been very direct so far, and why not with the giant Woltemade up top.

Newcastle fans will be looking forward to seeing him make his club debut next weekend at home to Wolves.

GOOOAL! GERMANY STRIKE EARLY ON!

Dream start for the hosts, as Serge Gnabry gives them the lead after seven minutes.

Eoin Toal takes a heavy touch in his own half, and Nick Woltemade nicks the ball off him and plays in the Bayern winger, who holds off Justin Devenny before finishing with a lovely chipped effort over Bailey Peacock-Farrell.

GOOOOAL! PEDRI GIVES SPAIN THE LEAD!

It's taken just six minutes for the European champions to take the lead, and what a goal it is from Pedri.

The Barcelona midfielder steps inside a defender before curling a brilliant shot past Turkish keeper Uğurcan Çakır.

What a player.

10 minutes until kick off in Cologne and Konya.

Two big games await.

FULL TIME! LITHUANIA 2-3 NETHERLANDS

The Dutch hold on for an important three points to move clear at the top of Group G.

Memphis Depay was the hero, scoring twice on the night he broke the all-time national team goal record.

Massive credit to Lithuania, who showed incredible spirit to mount a comeback and are unlucky not to come away with a point.

We're into four minutes of added time.

Matthis de Ligt is on for Malen, as Koeman looks to hold onto the win here.

Depay's historic night comes to an end as he makes way for Wout Weghorst.

A good man to defend set pieces, if that's what Koeman is getting at.

10 minutes left for Lithuania to stage a second stunning comeback.

The Dutch are looking to ice this game on the counter, and should get chances to do so.

GOAL DISALLOWED FOR THE NETHERLANDS!

Donyell Malen thinks he's scored after beating the keeper to the ball and tapping home.

However, he fouled a defender in racing to the ball and he is denied his goal.

SO CLOSE FOR GAKPO!

The Liverpool man almost restores his side's two-goal lead with a stunning effort from just outside the box, but the ball bounces off the bar to keep Lithuania alive.

He's now on 52 goals, can he get a 53rd and complete a hat-trick tonight?

GOAAAAL! DEPAY DOES IT AGAIN!!!!

Cometh (just after) the hour, cometh the man as Depay gets his second to put the Dutch back in front.

Denzel Dumfries is the provider, whipping in a great ball for the forward to power home with an equally great header.

Sem Steijn is also on for Tijjani Reijnders.

Koeman has decided to make several changes, with Micky van de Ven and Jurrien Timber coming on for Nathan Aké and Stefan de Vrij.

Can the red and white sides of North Londom combine to secure a win for the Oranje?

We're back underway in the second half, with the Dutch on top again but Lithuania defending well.

HALF TIME!

A breather is needed after a rollercoaster 45 minutes.

Two minutes added at the end of a half that has changed in a matter of moments.

How have the Dutch let this slip? All credit to Lithuania though!

GOAAAAAL! LITHUANIA ARE LEVEL!!!!!!

They've had just two efforts, but both have led to goals, and Lithuania are somehow level.

Edvinas Girdvainis rises highest to power a header past a motionless Bart Verbruggen to send the home crowd into a frenzy.

Amazing scenes.

Timber barely had a moment to savour his first goal for his country, but what a moment nonetheless.

GOAL! LITHUANIA HIT BACK!

Game over? More like game right back on.

Gvidas Gineitis is the scorer, finishing brilliantly with his left-foot from just inside the box, but the run from Justas Lasickas that set it up was even better.

Kaunas is alive.

GOOOOAL! TIMBER MAKES IT TWO!

This is all too easy for the Dutch, but they've got a bit lucky here.

The ball ricochets off a Lithuanian defender and into the path of Jurrien Timber, who does well to finish with his left foot from a tight angle.

That should be game over, and we've barely had half an hour.

This is far too easy for Koeman's side with the hosts yet to lay a glove on them.

It would be a surprise if they didn't score a few more here.

It really is an incredible achievement when you think about the amazing forwards the Dutch have had in their history.

And that's not even including the likes of Dennis Bergkamp, Wesley Sneijder, Roy Makaay, Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink and so many others.

GOAL! DEPAY BREAKS THE NATIONAL TEAM RECORD!

The Netherlands get the goal their early dominance has deserved, and it's a big one for Memphis Depay.

He brilliantly sidefoot volleys home Cody Gakpo's cross in from the left, and goes past Robin van Persie as his country's all-time leading scorer with his 51st international goal.

The Dutch, unsurprisingly, are in control in the early stages here.

They've had almost all of the ball.

KICK OFF!

And we're under way in Kaunas.

Kick off is just moments away, and here's how the Dutch line up, with seven Premier League-based players in the starting XI.

First up, though, is the Netherlands' clash away in Lithuania.

Ronald Koeman's men are top of Group G on goal difference despite playing a game less than Poland and Finland, and will expect to kick on with a win in Kaunas.

Germany will be looking to bounce back from a shock loss in Slovakia when they host Northern Ireland, who are coming off the back of a great win in Luxembourg.

Spain are also in action as they take on Türkiye away in arguably their hardest qualification game, with both sides looking to make it two wins from two.

Hello and welcome to our coverage of Sunday's World Cup qualifiers.

While there is action across Europe, our focus is on three games in particular.