Newcastle United’s Nick Woltemade scored his first goal for Germany as they edged Northern Ireland 1-0 to take a big step towards automatic qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Julian Nagelsmann h...
Newcastle United’s Nick Woltemade scored his first goal for Germany as they edged Northern Ireland 1-0 to take a big step towards automatic qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
Julian Nagelsmann handed the Magpies star his six international cap yesterday in Belfast and the 23-year-old repaid the faith of his manager by producing an excellent display.
Woltmade grabbed his first goal for Germany, having previously had a goal disallowed in last week’s 4-0 win over Luxembourg.
The talented striker broke the deadlock after the half-hour mark by heading home a well-taken corner from David Raum.
This came after Northern Ireland defender Dan Ballard had a 14th-minute goal ruled out for offside.
The hosts created the better of the chances in the second-half, but they failed to find the equaliser due to Oliver Baumann’s brilliance in goal.
The latest victory leaves Germany on the brink of World Cup qualification, with Die Mannschaft top of Group A with nine points.
Woltemade’s dazzling run of form
Woltemade has enjoyed a great start to life at Newcastle since completing a club-record £69 million move from Stuttgart in the summer.
The 23-year-old has netted four goals in seven appearances for the Magpies, scoring in his previous three outings against Arsenal, Union Saint-Gilloise and Nottingham Forest.
The towering centre-forward failed to get on the scoresheet in Germany’s match over Luxembourg, but he opened his scoring account against Northern Ireland.
Newcastle fans will hope that Woltemade continues his brilliant form this weekend when the club meet Brighton & Hove Albion away at the Amex Stadium in the Premier League.
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