"Germany secured a place at next year's World Cup by crushing Slovakia 6-0 in their final qualifier, pummelling them into submission with four goals in the first half and sending their opponents into a playoff in March. The four-time world champions, who went out in the first round of the last two editions of the World Cup, finished top of their group, three points clear of Slovakia."
"An unmarked Nick Woltemade headed Germany into the lead in the 18th minute with his fourth goal in his last three international matches. Serge Gnabry latched on to a perfect Leon Goretzka pass to make it 2-0. Florian Wirtz put Leroy Sane through to curl his shot past Martin Dubravka and put the game to bed, before Wirtz delivered another assist for the winger to score his second goal of the evening five minutes later."
"We played a really good game tonight, said Woltemade. From the first to the last second we did not allow anything at the back and were creative. I hope it was fun to watch us tonight. It is great to play for Germany. We have now qualified for the World Cup. The pace dropped after the break but the substitutes Ridle Baku and Assan Ouedraogo added a goal apiece, the latter becoming the youngest player to score for Germany on his debut aged 19."
Germany secured World Cup qualification by defeating Slovakia 6-0 in their final qualifier, scoring four first-half goals to finish top of their group by three points. Nick Woltemade opened in the 18th minute, followed by goals from Serge Gnabry and two from Leroy Sane assisted by Florian Wirtz. Substitutes Ridle Baku and Assan Ouedraogo also scored, with Ouedraogo becoming Germany's youngest scorer on his debut at 19. The Netherlands clinched qualification with a 4-0 victory over Lithuania to top Group G, with goals from Tijjani Reijnders, Cody Gakpo, Xavi Simons and Donyell Malen.
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