Germany defeated host Northern Ireland 1-0 in a match held at Windsor Park as part of the fourth round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, scheduled to take place in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

The only goal of the match was scored by player Nick Woltemade in the 31st minute, securing a tough win for the German team.

With this result, Germany tops Group 1 in the European qualifiers with 9 points, gained from 3 wins and 1 loss, scoring 8 goals and conceding 3.

Northern Ireland is placed third with 6 points from 2 wins and 2 draws, scoring 6 goals and conceding 5.

The group race heats up with Slovakia, which is tied with Germany on points but ranks second due to goal difference.

Germany Lineup:

Goalkeeper: Baumann.
Defense: Joshua Kimmich, Nico Schlotterbeck, Jonathan Tah, Raum.
Midfield: Leon Goretzka, Florian Wirtz, Pavlovic.
Attack: Serge Gnabry, Nick Woltemade, Karim Adeyemi.