In the early morning of November 12, Beijing time, the World Preliminary Tournament in Europe fought fiercely several times. Among them, Germany swept Liechtenstein 9-0 at home, and Portugal and Ireland exchanged white papers.
Germany had already qualified from the group earlier, and in this campaign against Liechtenstein, the German team scored wildly. Sane and Müller scored twice, Gundogan, Reus and Baku scored separately, and the other side also gave gifts twice.
In the 11th minute, a Liechtenstein defender pedaled on Goretzka in the penalty area, the referee showed a red card and awarded a penalty, and Gundogan broke the deadlock with one kick.
In the 20th minute, Günter crossed from the left and Kaufmann accidentally swung himself off the line to give Germany a 2-0 lead.
In the 22nd minute, Goretzka's direct pass and Sane's low shot into the net from inside the penalty area gave Germany a 3-0 lead.
In the 23rd minute, Sane's shot inside the penalty area was saved and Reuss fired into the net in front of the penalty area to give Germany a 4-0 lead.
In the 49th minute, Reus's cross from the right side of the penalty area was met by Sane's low-edged shot into the net to give Germany a 5-0 lead.
In the 76th minute, Günter's header from a corner was blocked and Müller hit the goal from close range to give Germany a 6-0 lead.
In the 80th minute, Reus's direct pass, Baku blasted out of the sky, Germany led 7-0.
In the 86th minute, Reus's cross from the right side of the penalty area was blocked and Müller was fired in front of the penalty area to give Germany an 8-0 lead.
In the 89th minute, Baku's cross from the right was cleared by Goppel's header and the ball was blocked into his own goal, and Germany swept the opponent 9-0.
In stark contrast to Germany's big win, Portugal exchanged a blank streak with Ireland on the road.
Both teams played carefully in this game, scoring for 90 minutes. Pepe was sent off in the 81st minute with two yellows and one red, and Ireland scored a goal in the 94th minute, but the offside was ruled invalid.
After this campaign, Portugal and Serbia both won 7 games, 5 wins and 2 draws and accumulated 17 points, and Portugal ranked first with a goal difference advantage. In the final round, Portugal will play at home against Serbia, the two teams will compete for the direct qualifying place, as long as Portugal is unbeaten, it can successfully qualify for the World Cup.