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Germany see off Iceland in Reykjavik


By AFP
Published : 09 Sep 2021 09:19 PM

Serge Gnabry scored his third international goal in three days as Germany swept past Iceland 4-0 in Reykjavik on Wednesday to consolidate first place in their World Cup qualifying group.

The Germans asserted themselves in front of 3,600 fans at the Laugardalsvollur stadium with first-half goals by Gnabry and Antonio Ruediger before Leroy Sane added a third. Leon Goretzka had a goal disallowed, while Chelsea pair Timo Werner and Kai Havertz both squandered clear chances.

Werner made amends by claiming Germany's late fourth. Gnabry also netted twice in Sunday's 6-0 thrashing of Armenia in Stuttgart and has now scored 19 goals in 29 internationals.

"We didn't let anything go to waste, we were dominant and strong in the challenges," Germany captain Manuel Neuer told RTL.

"We are very satisfied. The trend is now set, we want to continue like this." Germany have won their three qualifiers in the last week under new coach Hansi Flick, scoring 12 goals without reply, and are four points clear in Group J having started September third in the table and three points adrift.