LIVEBLOG: Germany vs. Serbia - 2026/27 UEFA Nations League

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Wirtz crosses the ball into the right side of the box, hoping to find Scherhant. The Freiburg striker attempts a volley towards the top-left corner, but his slide is timed a bit too early and he gets the wrong side of his foot on the ball to deflect it well into the crowd.

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Bischof enters the box and lightly taps the ball short to Pavlović, who passes it back to him on the left side, close to the goal area. The latter stays at the same pace as Nedeljković, who tries to outmuscle him, but his tap towards the bottom-left corner is smothered by Petrović.

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El Mala plays the ball short to Treu on the right side of the Serbian third, close to the box. Instead of a cross, the SC Freiburg right-back goes direct for the top-right corner, but it does not test Petrović too much and he gets there in time to meet the ball with both hands.

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The second half is now underway. Germany, in white, restart play and will go right to left; Serbia, in blue, will go left to right when on the attack.

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The captain's armband appears to be going to Florian Wirtz, as El Mala makes his national team debut by replacing Serge Gnabry at LW within Jürgen Klopp's German 4-3-3. The Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen native currently has a goal through three Bundesliga matches with 1. FC Köln in their 2026/27 Bundesliga campaign, after registering 13 in 34 last season.

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Said El Mala is in full uniform on the touchline, expected to come in for the first change from Jürgen Klopp tonight.

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This has been, in all ways, a statistical mismatch: Germany have outshot Serbia 16-0, 5-0 on target, with 75 % possession and a pass accuracy of 91 % on 324 completions to 64 % on 81. The hosts have managed 24 touches in the opposing penalty area - the Serbs, just one.

Germany knew the circumstances that would happen with a defeat today, how it would put them at risk of relegation to League B - and so far, they have responded with a complete shutdown of their opposition.

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If Tom Bischof continues to perform like this, then it can be said that he has left a good first impression in Jürgen Klopp's Germany squad for what is just his second senior appearance. Just five days after playing in a U21 international friendly against Latvia, he currently holds a pass accuracy of 92 % (33 / 36), 1 / 1 on ground duels, 1 / 2 on aerial duels, and he holds what would currently be the winning goal tonight.

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Scores elsewhere in the UEFA Nations League:

League A, Group 2: Germany 1-0 Serbia (Bischof 40). Greece 2-0 Netherlands (Ioannidis 23, Masouras 45+2).

League A, Group 4: Denmark 1-2 Portugal (Damsgaard 23; Cancelo 13, Ramos 25). Wales 1-1 Norway (James 38; Bobb 11).

League B, Group 3: Republic of Ireland 2-0 Austria (Parrott 12, 45+1P). Israel 0-0 Kosovo.

League D, Group 1: Malta 0-0 Gibraltar.

League D, Group 2: Azerbaijan 0-0 Liechtenstein (FULL-TIME).

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Norwegian official Espen Eskås calls time on the first half, with Germany going into the break leading Serbia by a goal to none; Tom Bischof with the goal, assisted by Florian Wirtz in the fortieth minute.

And we do have some news from Thessaloniki: Greece has doubled their lead against the Dutch, moving Germany up to second in the group on goal differential. This one is from Giorgos Masouras, assisted by Fotis Ioannidis; Greece are on the verge of what would be a second consecutive upset. Live table: Greece (9), Germany (4), Netherlands (4), Serbia (0).

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Only one minute will be added to the first half in München.

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So, with that, the live table updates - Germany are now tied for second on points with the Netherlands with an identical goal differential, but due to goals scored, the Dutch hold the advantage (3-3 to 2-2). It stands: Greece (9), Netherlands (4), Germany (4), Serbia (0).

41': GERMANY 1-0 SERBIA

Nearly a second just moments after the opener: Gnabry crosses the ball into the box, Gudelj's clearance is not far enough, and it lands in front of Pavlović, who powers a shot that would have gone just under the crossbar if not for the hands of a leaping Petrović to steer it away.

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TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR (T. Bischof - assist: F. Wirtz)

Pavlović sets up Wirtz, who weaves his way around Nemanja Maksimović, Nemanja Gudelj, and Srđan Babić on the right side of the box. His initial tap goalwards hits the left post, but the rebound lands to an open Bischof, who jams it in! They have been waiting for that one for a while, and now Jürgen Klopp's side are off and running at the Allianz Arena!

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Wirtz nearly gets on the end of a cross into the centre of the box, but Eraković reads it well and makes a perfectly-timed headed clearance.

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Germany get a very lucky break on an unlucky, rare counterattack. With the entire back line forward, Nedeljković spots the defensive error and threads the ball to the left side of the midfield to Kostić, who darts into a 2v1 onside run. He has Dušan Tadić with him, eventually playing the ball short inside the goal area - but the latter's run is a bit too late and he misses the sliding attempt to tap it in.

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Wirtz knocks the ball into the centre of the box to Woltemade, who evades Nemanja Gudelj by passing the ball to his right to Gnabry. The captain attempts to lift the ball above Petrović, but the AFC Bournemouth goalkeeper blocks it with his chest and sends the ball back out of the box. Pavlović follows with an overhit attempt over the bar.

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Philipp Treu punts the ball from the centre of the ground, into the left side of the Serbian third. Scherhant beats out Nedeljković in a footrace, but the latter is able to send the former off the ball with a standing tackle.

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Greece has taken the lead against the Netherlands in Thessaloniki, off the boot of Fotis Ioannidis in the twenty-third minute. At the moment, they are 3-0-0 and are leading this group, with just one point needed from their remaining three matches to secure a quarterfinal place if this result holds. At the moment: Greece (9), Netherlands (4), Germany (2), Serbia (1).

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Bischof sends a long pass into the left side of the Serbian half. Scherhant battles with Strahinja Eraković for possession, but the latter is able to knock it away for a throw with a well-timed sliding tackle.

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Bischof attempts a cross into the centre of the box, but Džodić deflects it away for a corner to the hosts. The following corner is played short, eventually meeting Mittelstädt for a far-post cross, but no one can reach it in time and the visitors will regroup from here.

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Tom Bischof threads the ball to Woltemade inside the box, but his attempt towards the bottom-right corner is deflected away by Džodić. The following corner ultimately lands at the feet of Waldemar Anton, but his left-footed volley is hit well out to the left for a goal kick to the Serbs.

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Scherhant crosses the ball into the centre of the box from the left side, and Woltemade has a free header - but misses metres wide to the left. Of all the chances that Germany has had so far, that has been the best of them - with not much happening in their own half, the hosts are controlling the pace of play at the moment.

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Pavlović himself has a past of playing for the Serbian youth national teams; he was called up to a series of friendlies with the U18 national team in 2021, before ultimately making a switch to Germany at the U20 level. This is his sixteenth appearance for Germany at the international level, and it comes in his hometown, at the home venue of the one club he has played his whole career with - FC Bayern.

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Mittelstädt finds Derry Scherhant on the right side of the box with a cross from the left side of the Serbian third; the SC Freiburg striker knocks the ball down before playing it back to Aleksandar Pavlović, who sends a powerful right-footed shot just wide of the bottom-right corner.

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Maximilian Mittelstädt goes for a right-footed shot from distance, but the VfB Stuttgart left-back does not test Petrović too much - blasting the ball well over the top-left corner and out.

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Serge Gnabry takes a pass into the right side of the Serbian third from Derry Scherhant. He notices Florian Wirtz darting into open space close to the goal area and knocks the ball his way, past Stefan Džodić - but Wirtz slightly mistimes his run and can only tap it with the tip of his left boot as it skips to Đorđe Petrović.

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And away we go in a crucial Nations League clash! Serbia, in blue, kick off the match and will go right to left in the opening term. Germany, in white, will go left to right when on the attack.