The German national soccer team celebrated the fourth victory in the World Cup qualification under the new national coach Hansi Flick. In Hamburg, the team turned a 0-1 deficit against Romania into a 2-1 win. As a result, the team will remain leaders in Group J ahead of the game in North Macedonia next Monday.
The DFB team got a penalty early in the game – but because Timo Werner was a bit too easy, referee Cüneyt Cakir took the decision back after viewing the video images. Almost in return, Ianis Hagi gave Romania the lead after a counterattack in the 9th minute. As a result, Germany pressed for the equalizer, but only Serge Gnabry was successful in the 52nd minute with a sharp low shot.
Flick, who initially gave preference to Marco Reus, then switched to Thomas Müller, who scored the second German goal after a corner kick at the second post. Marc-André ter Stegen was in goal because Manuel Neuer had to cancel at short notice due to muscular problems.