"Set-pieces becoming a strength Nick Woltemade scored his first goal for Germany, awkwardly sending a corner into the goal off the back of his shoulder. It was a great moment for a player who has started life at Newcastle with a bang, but it also meant of Germany's eight goals scored in qualifying, five came from set-pieces. Mads Buttgereit, who arrived in 2021, appears to have made some major changes since last year, when Germany's set-piece quota was disappointingly low."
"The team was struggling hugely, having scored no goals from corners or free kicks in both Qatar and the home Euros. Over a year later, and the picture looks very different. "I wouldn't make too much of it but we talk about and focus on it a lot," Woltemade told the RTL broadcaster afterwards. "It's nice to talk about the fact we're scoring from set-pieces. It makes us more unpredictable.""
Germany travelled to Northern Ireland after a home win over Luxembourg and retained the same starting lineup under head coach Julian Nagelsmann. Nick Woltemade scored his first Germany goal from a corner that struck his shoulder, one of five set-piece goals among Germany's eight qualifying strikes. Mads Buttgereit's influence since 2021 appears to have dramatically improved set-piece output after previous tournaments produced no corner or free-kick goals. The victory in Belfast was hard-fought amid an intense Windsor Park atmosphere, and the result keeps Germany back on track in 2026 World Cup qualifying.
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