Football
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Germany has strengthened its lead in Group J of the World Cup qualifiers. The team of national coach Hansi Flick won in Hamburg with difficulty from Romania (2-1). Competitor Armenia drew 1-1 in Iceland. As a result, Germany is now 6 points clear of Armenia and North Macedonia, which beat Liechtenstein 4-0.
On March 28 of this year, then under national coach Joachim Löw, Germany had , won the away game against Romania 1-0. Three days later, the German team lost in Duisburg to North Macedonia (1-2).
Germany was missing goalkeeper Manuel Neuer in Hamburg. The 35-year-old captain was not fit. Marc-André ter Stegen was his replacement. He was passed by Ianis Hagi in the 9th minute: 0-1. Germany then looked at this backlog for a relatively long time. Serge Gnabry equalized in the 52nd minute. Thomas Müller signed for the winning goal in the 81st minute.
Germany will face North Macedonia on Monday.
In Group H, Russia beat Slovakia 1-0 and Croatia defeated Cyprus 3-0. Both Croatia and Russia are on 16 points after seven matches.
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