2: 0! Wirtz is in a slump, the Premier League striker is the savior, Germany wins 4 consecutive games, and faces a life-or-death battle in the final round

Although they unexpectedly lost to Slovakia in the first round of the world preliminaries, the German team won three consecutive games in three consecutive rounds. In addition, Slovakia lost to Northern Ireland, and Deutsche Chariot regained the top spot with its goal difference advantage. In the early morning of November 15th, the German team faced Luxembourg in the fifth round of the World Cup preliminaries. Wirtz continued his sluggish state. Walter Mader from Newcastle scored twice. Germany won 2:0 and was only one step away from the World Cup.

Luxembourg, as the weakest team in this group, has been eliminated early after losing all 4 games. In this game, Sane, who returned to the national team, immediately got a starting opportunity. He formed an offensive line with Gnabry, Wirtz, and Walter Mader; Pavlovic and Goretzka double as defensive midfielders; Raum, Anton, Tha, and Baku partnered in the defense, and veteran Bowman guarded the goal.

There is a certain strength gap between the two sides, but throughout the first half, the two teams were evenly matched; in the 8th minute, Germany took the lead in attacking and launched a counterattack, and Wirtz outflanked the goalkeeper in the middle and kicked the ball too well and was saved; in the 11th minute, Luxembourg responded with a threatening attack, and Sinani's shot in front of the goal missed slightly. In the 19th minute, Daldari connected with Baku and Pavlovich on the left, and then cut inside to hit the goal. The ball rubbed the post and went out of bounds. In the 27th minute, Wirtz also cut inside and shot, but the ball went above the crossbar.

The German offense in the first half was clueless, with only 67% ball possession; there was almost no advantage; fortunately, in the 49th minute of the second half, Sane stopped on the right and suddenly accelerated and crossed the penalty area. Walter Mader outflanked and poked the ball into the net, 1:0! In the 51st minute, Sinani turned back from the front of the penalty area, and Daldari hit a low shot from the left and slid past the goal to almost equalize the score.

In the 69th minute, Walter Mader stood up; Sane was unmarked from the right and crossed the middle. Baku turned around and scored the ball. Walter Mader entered the penalty area and calmly pushed the ball to expand the advantage, 2:0! Walter Made has scored 6 goals since joining Newcastle in the summer window, and scored twice in this game. He has also scored 3 goals and 1 assist in 7 games for the national team; it can be said that he is in sharp contrast to Wirtz, who also went to the Premier League.

In the 78th minute, Walter Mader barely won the ball due to a physical confrontation in the middle circle. Sane reacted quickly and broke into the penalty area and hit the goal frame and popped out! In the 90th minute, Enmei bombarded the goal, and the ball was bravely saved by the goalkeeper. In the end, the German team won 2:0 and achieved 4 consecutive victories in the World Cup preliminaries; however, Nagelsmann's team and second-placed Slovakia also had 12 points. The two teams will compete directly in the final round. The German team must ensure that they do not lose in order to advance directly to the World Cup.