Nightmare ten minutes for this European side in Europa Conference League 🥶

Everything changed in the blink of an eye.

Germany hosts Luxembourg for this new day of qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

Respectively third and fourth in Group A, both nations absolutely must win to hope to secure their ticket.

In any case, things are off to a good start for the Germans.

There was an early thrill at the very start of the match. Serge Gnabry’s goal was disallowed due to a handball at the start of the play.

No need to panic for the Mannschaft, who found the back of the net in the 12th minute thanks to David Raum. 

Less than 10 minutes later, Dirk Carlson was sent off after a handball in the box. Joshua Kimmich stepped up to take the penalty: it’s in.

In less than 10 minutes, Germany took control. The question now is whether Luxembourg can hold on with 10 men against 11 for nearly 70 minutes...

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