"Led by a core of five Bayern players, Germany claimed a comprehensive 6-0 win over Group A rivals Slovakia in their final game of World Cup qualifying to secure their place in next summer's tournament in Canada, Mexico and the USA. "The World Cup is the greatest thing there is. We're not used to it being so tight in Germany, so I'm really happy," said Joshua Kimmich, who captained the team in Leipzig on Monday."
"After an ankle issue kept him out of the 2-0 win over Luxembourg, Kimmich returned to Julian Nagelsmann's team alongside Bayern teammates Jonathan Tah, Serge Gnabry, Leon Goretzka and Aleksandar Pavlović, setting up Nick Woltemade's opener with a cross in the 18th minute. Gnabry got the second after a passing move between Pavlović and Goretzka, before former FCB man Leroy Sané struck a brace in the closing minutes of the first-half."
"The result means Germany finish top of Group A on 15 points from six games, having made up for their opening 2-0 defeat in Slovakia in September. "I think everyone wanted to make a statement today," Kimmich added of his team's convincing display, which will boost the team's confidence going into next year. "There are still things to improve, but if we play like we did today, we can achieve something big," Gnabry concluded."
Germany claimed a 6-0 win over Slovakia to secure qualification for the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA. A core of five Bayern players—Joshua Kimmich (captain), Jonathan Tah, Serge Gnabry, Leon Goretzka and Aleksandar Pavlović—led the performance, with Kimmich setting up Nick Woltemade's opener in the 18th minute. Gnabry scored and assisted, Leroy Sané struck a first-half brace, Ridle Baku added a fifth and Assan Ouédraogo completed the rout. Germany finished top of Group A on 15 points from six games. Croatia also ended qualifying strongly, coming from 2-1 down to beat Montenegro as Josip Stanišić featured and Kristijan Jakić and Nikola Vlašić scored late goals; Croatia topped Group L.
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