Germany stormed into their 19th consecutive FIFA World Cup finals with a dominant 6-0 victory over Slovakia, completing their qualifying campaign in emphatic style and delivering the perfect response to their shock 2-0 defeat in their first encounter.
Softfootball earlier reported that Julian Nagelsmann had demanded fight and hunger from his players after that loss to Slovakia in the opening qualifier . Germany delivered exactly that here and more with a ruthless performance that erased all lingering doubts about their credentials.
Nick Woltemade, who was on the scoresheet twice as Germany beat Luxembourg earlier last week in the qualifiers , added to his growing tally by opening the scoring in the 18th minute. Unmarked and composed, he guided Joshua Kimmich's pinpoint cross past Martin Dubravka to set the tone for a one-sided evening.