In the European preliminaries of the World Cup, Germany defeated Northern Ireland 1-0 in an away game. The German media "Bild" rated the players of both teams.

Northern Ireland

Goalkeeper: Farrell (3)

Defenders: Hume (3), Ballard (4), McNair (4)

Midfielder: Spencer (4), Devinney (2), McCann (4) , Price (3), Charles (3)

Forwards: Galbraith (4), Reid (4)

Substitutes: Magness (4), Marshall (3), Paul Smith (4)

Coach: Michael - O'Neill (3)

Germany

Goalkeeper: Bowman (2)

Defenders: Raum (3), Schlotterback (2), Jonathan Tower (3), Kimmich (3)

Midfielder: Pavlovich (3) ), Goretzka (4), Wirtz (4), Gnabry (3), Adeyemi (4)

Forward: Walter Mader (2)

Substitute: Bayer (3)

Coach: Nagelsmann (2)