Germany sealed their place in next year’s World Cup with a comfortable
3-0 victory over manager-less Republic of Ireland in Cologne. Under
caretaker boss Noel King, Ireland gave a better account of themselves
than in a 6-1 defeat to the same opponents in Dublin last year but still
couldn’t match up to a Germany side that needed just a point to ensure
topping their group ahead of Sweden. Sami Khedira’s deflected effort put
the home side in front early before the win was secured when Andre
Schurrle scored just before the hour mark and Mesut Ozil skillfully
added a third in injury time.
Germany 3-0 Ireland (Group C)
12′ 1-0 Khedira S. // 58′ 2-0 Schürrle A. // 90′ 3-0 Ozil M.
