Germany vs. Georgia: Date, Time, Live Stream for Euro 2016 Qualifier
Germany’s defeat to the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on Thursday wasn’t exactly on the cards, and it means that the world champions have taken their attempt to qualify for the Euro 2016 finals to the last match of what has been a fascinating Group D.
Any tension they might feel over whether they’ll reach France should be tempered by the fact it is Georgia who are heading for Leipzig, though, with anything other than the three points that would confirm the group victory being a huge surprise.
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Georgia sit second to bottom of the section and have long been out of contention, but they will head to Germany buoyed by a 4-0 victory over the hapless Gibraltar, their third win of the campaign.
Date: Sunday, October 11
Time: 7.45 p.m. BST / 2.45 p.m. ET
Venue: Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
TV Info: Sky Sports
Live Stream: Sky Sports
Last 6 Results (Qualifiers Only)
Germany
Won 4-0 vs. Gibraltar (Home)
Won 2-0 vs. Georgia (Away)
Won 7-0 vs. Gibraltar (Away)
Won 3-1 vs. Poland (Home)
Won 3-2 vs. Scotland (Away)
Lost 1-0 vs. Republic of Ireland (Away)
Georgia
Lost 4-0 vs. Poland (Away)
Lost 2-0 vs. Germany (Home)
Lost 4-0 vs. Poland (Home)
Won 1-0 vs. Scotland (Home)
Lost 1-0 vs. Republic of Ireland (Away)
Won 4-0 vs. Gibraltar (Home)
Team News
Germany
Manchester United’s Bastian Schweinsteiger was injured in training before the Ireland match and didn’t feature in Dublin, where Mario Gotze was taken off injured 10 minutes before half-time.
Andre Schurrle was the man who came onto replace him and who could come in for the Bayern Munich man from the start against Georgia. Kevin Volland offers an interesting alternative to manager Joachim Low following his late substitute’s appearance.
Georgia
Coach Kakhaber Tskhadadze isn’t likely to make too many changes to his side as Georgia wrap up their qualifying campaign with their toughest fixture, which they enter off the back of their easiest one.
The 4-0 win over Gibraltar featured two goals from Mate Vatsadze, who plays his club football in Denmark, and he’s likely to lead the line again as the Georgians bid for what would be a remarkable result.
Key Men
Germany: Mesut Ozil
In terrific form for Arsenal in the Premier League, Mesut Ozil was nonetheless blunted by an Ireland team that sat deep against Germany in Dublin on Thursday, as the space he thrives in was closed down.
Georgia will also sit back in Leipzig, but Ozil’s quality should shine through on an evening when victory will be both expected and demanded.
Georgia: Nukri Revishvili
Having taken over as his nation’s first-choice goalkeeper in September, Nukri Revishvili has impressively only conceded one goal in his three matches over this Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.
It would be a huge shock if that one goal wasn’t joined by more on Sunday evening, but the Mordovia Saransk stopper will doubtless be up for the task of keeping out some the very best attacking players in the world.
Odds (via Odds Shark)
Germany: 1/12
Georgia: 35/1
Draw: 15/1
