Germany put their passage to the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals beyond doubt, ensuring they would finish top of Group A3 with a commanding 7-0 win over Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Julian Nagelsmann’s side established a five-point gap at the summit, thanks to important contributions from their starting front four, each notching a goal in a comfortable evening in Freiburg.
Bosnia – who suffered relegation to League B, needing at least a point in Freiburg to keep their hopes of League A survival alive – suffered the worst-possible start as Jamal Musiala opened the scoring inside two minutes.
And matters were made worse for Sergej Barbarez’s side mid-way through the first half as Tim Kleindienst nicked Robert Andrich’s effort into the net for his first international goal, before Kai Havertz made it three.
Bayer Leverkusen talisman Florian Wirtz continued the rout as he netted a brace within seven minutes after the interval, first slamming home a stunning 25-yard free-kick before tapping home from yards out after Havertz was denied.
Germany, who are unbeaten since their Euro 2024 quarter-final exit (W4, D1), rounded off a dominant evening as substitute Leroy Sane ran home his side’s sixth before Kleindienst capped his brace 11 minutes from time.
Nagelsmann’s only concern on an otherwise perfect evening came through Joshua Kimmich’s late substitution after apparent injury, though the Bayern Munich defender seemed to walk off the pitch without issues.
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