Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Liechtenstein
Match Time & Date:
02/09/2021
01:45 PM
Prediction: 0-4
Germany
After suffering a shocking 2-1 loss to North Macedonia in their last qualifying game, Germany will be looking to return to winning ways when they take on Liechtenstein at Kybunpark. The Germans failed to impress at the EURO 2020 finals, with the team losing to England in the last 16 of the showpiece tournament, but the bookies see them as hot favourites to win Thursday’s qualifier.
New boss Hansi Flick can’t count on Toni Kroos for the upcoming qualifiers as the Real Madrid has retired from international duty, while Borussia Dortmund ace Marco Reus returns to contention after he was left out of the Germany EURO 2020 squad. Mats Hummels is sidelined through injury, while Matthias Ginter has been tested positive for coronavirus. Anyhow, David faces Goliath in St. Gallen as Liechtenstein suffered a loss in each of their first three group games.
Highlighted Player (Manuel Neuer):
Manuel Neuer is a German shoot-stopper who plays for Bayern Munich. Neuer used to play for Schalke in the past and in 2011 he joined their fierce rivals FCB for a fee of €22 million. Some Bayern fans were unhappy about the signing of the Schalke goalkeeper, but they changed their quickly changed their opinions.
The 193-cm-tall keeper, who was born on 27 March, 1986 in Gelsenkirchen, has established himself as one of the best shoot-stoppers in the world and, no doubt, he helped Bayern Munich win the 2015/2016 Bundesliga trophy. In 2012/2013 Manuel Neuer and FCB clinched the Champions League trophy as they defeated fellow Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund in the title game.
Speaking of his international career, the Bayern Munich goalkeeper won the 2014 FIFA World Cup trophy with Germany and it has to be noted that he managed to keep a clean sheet in the title game (1-0). Neur’s idol as a child was Jens Lehman, who played for Germany as a goalkeeper as well.
Highlighted Team (Germany):
Competing for major honours since 1900, Germany are now one of the leading national teams in the history of football, boasting no fewer than seven titles in their trophy cabinet. Oddly enough, die Mannschaft have won the four World Cups in regular intervals, having finished as champions in 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014, while lifting European Championship trophies in 1972, 1980 and 1996.
And having also lost seven major finals, it is fair to say that Germany have challenged for the trophy at almost every single major tournament since 1954. There have been too many world-class players to count that have represented Germany so far, but it is Lothar Matthaus who holds the record for most caps, having featured in 150 matches, whereas Miroslav Klose is the top goalscorer with 71 goals in 137 outings.
Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller, Rudi Voller, Jurgen Klinsmann and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge have all had important roles to play in the past, whereas the new generation has seen Philipp Lahm, Manuel Neuer, Mesut Ozil and Thomas Muller strut their stuff on international stage.
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