highlights
Game over
Germany rescues victory in the last minutes of the game and beats Romania 2-1
90'+2'
Romania creates the chance for the equalizer but Goretzka gets in the way and avoids it.
85'
Germany change. Lukas Klostermann and Jonas Hofmann come in.
82'
Romania changes. Alexandru Mitrita and Cristian Albu are substituted, George Puscas and Nicolae Stanciu are substituted.
80'
GOAL. Thomas Müller scores the winner when he connects with his right foot from Goretzka's cross.
67'
Double change for Germany. Kai Havertz and Thomas Müller enter, Kai Havertz and Timo Werner enter.
60'
Free kick for Germany. Andre Ratiu gets a yellow card.
Double substitution for Romania. Andrei Ivan and Alexandrum Maxim enter, Valentin Mihaila and Ianis Hagi come off.
52'
GOAL. After searching for the equalizer in the first half, the goal came for Germany through Gnabry.
50'
Romania injury change. Andrei Burca is out, Cristian Manea is in.
45'
The match restarts. Last 45 minutes
Half time
End of the first half. Romania wins it 1-0
45'+3'
Corner kick for Romania to end the first half
40'
Puscas makes a half-turn in the area but his last touch is off the mark
34'
Gnabry's lively cross-shot ends up in the hands of goalkeeper Nita
32'
Gnabry surprises with a diagonal run down the right side of the field, but Timo Werner does not settle in the half turn. Goalkeeper Nita avoids the equalizer in the second play.
25'
Germany continues to try for the equalizer but is not convincing in front of the net. Romania settles down to look for a counterattack.
16'
Gnabry looks for a shot lying in the box in front of the goalkeeper but the ball goes over the line to the visitors' good fortune.
13'
Germany tries to penetrate into the area on the right flank with Gnabry and Werner but the diagonal does not go far enough.
9'
GOOOOOL. Hagi takes advantage quickly and with a great personal play on the counter that gets the 0-1.
7'
The referee's decision is overturned. There is no penalty and the match is restarted.
6'
Timo Werner is flagged for a penalty kick for Germany, VAR reviews it
3'
Romania puts first shot on Ter Stegen's goal
Kickoff
Germany vs Romania kicks off
Facts
Germany and Romania have won all their knockout matches after scoring first, but have lost every game when they conceded the first goal.
Key players
Leroy Sané's resurgence currently represents one of the biggest talking points in Germany, having been involved in 14 goals in his last 11 appearances at club and international level (six goals and eight assists). Nicolae Stanciu scored Romania's last away goal -- he has scored his last seven club and international goals from the 50th minute onward.
Pampering fans
Some German players were caught signing items from the fans in attendance tonight in the stands of the Volsparkstadion.
Romania substitutes
4 Cristian Manea
5 Cristian Albu
7 Andrei Ivan
8 Alexandru Cicaldau
10 Alezandu Maxim
11 Nicusor Bancu
12 Andrei Vlad
13 Claudiu Keserü
16 Mihai Aioani
19 Andrei Cordea
20 Alezandru Mitrita
21 Olimpiu Morutan
Germany substitutes
3 Nico Schlottebeck
4 Matthias Ginter
7 Kai Harvertz
12 Bernd Leno
13 Thomas Müller
14 Jamal Musiala
16 Lukas Klostermann
17 Florian Neuhaus
20 Karim Adeyemi
21 David Raum
23 Florian Wirtz
Romanian starting roster
1 Florin Nita
2 Andrei Ratiu
17 Adrian Rus
6 Vlad Chiriches
15 Andrei Burca
3 Alin Tosca
23 Nicolae Stanciu
18 Razvan Marin
14 Ianis Hagi
9 George Puscas
22 Valentin Mihaila
Stadium view
The Volsparkstadium is ready to receive this match and the German national team shared this great postcard on social networks
Dressing room ready!
This is what the dressing room of Die Manschaft at the Imtech Arena looks like.
Germany starting roster
22 Marc- André Ter Stegen
2 Antonio Rüdiger
5 Thilo Keher
6 Joshua Kimmich
8 Leon Goretzka
9 Timo Werner
10 Serge Gnabry
11 Marco Reus
15 Niklas Süle
18 Jonas Hofmann
19 Leroy Sané
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This is the start time of the game Germany vs Romania of 8th October 2021 in several countries:
This is the start time of the game Germany vs Romania of 8th October 2021 in several countries:
USA (ET): 14:45 PM
Spain: 18:45 PM
Mexico: 13:45 PM
Group J
Germany leads Group J with 15 points, five wins and one loss, seventeen goals scored and only two conceded.
In second place is Armenia with eleven points, three wins, two draws and one loss, they have scored seven goals and conceded nine.
In third place is Romania with 10 points, three wins, one draw and two defeats, with nine goals scored and six conceded. In fourth place is North Macedonia, who have won two of their six matches, drawn three and lost one, for a total of nine points. They have 11 goals scored and six conceded.
At the bottom of the standings are Iceland and Liechtenstein in fifth and sixth place, respectively. The former have just four points and have conceded 14 goals and scored only six.
At the bottom of the group is Liechtenstein with just one point, fifteen goals conceded and two goals scored. They are the only nation that has not managed to secure a win.
Volksparkstadion
Imtech Arena is one of the most impressive sports stadiums in Germany. Rebuilt in 1998, it seats over 45,000 spectators and offers standing room for a further 10,000. The stadium hosted the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final and is currently the home stadium of the Hamburger SV soccer team, as well as being a great venue for major concerts. The VIP boxes are particularly good for group entertainment. The most famous match to have taken place here was the legendary 1974 FIFA World Cup match between West and East Germany. It was the first time these two teams played against each other, and to everyone's amazement, the East Germans won 1-0.
Alemania last roster
1. M. Neur, 4 T. Kehrer, 2 A. Rudiger, 15 N. Sule, 23 J. Hofman, 8 L. Goretzka. 6th Kimmich, 19th L. Sané, 21st Gündogan, 10th S. Gnabry, 9th T. Werner.
Romania's last starting up
1 F. Nita, 2 A. Ratiu, 6 V. Chirinches, 5 I. Nedelcearu, 22 Camora, 8 A. Cicaldau, 14 D. Nedelcu, 23 N. Stanciu, 13 D. Sorescu, 9. J.Markovic, 20 D. Man
Romania
On the other hand, the Romanian team has ten points in the same matches, that is, out of eighteen points played, they have only obtained a little more than half of them and are still aiming to secure their appearance in the playoffs.
Romania 3-2 North Macedonia
Romania 0-1 Germany
Armenia 3-2 Romania
Romania 2-0 Liechestein
North Macedonia 0-0 Romania
Germany
Germany has not missed a World Cup in the last fifty years and for the Qatar 2022 edition the streak will not be broken, as in this match against Romania they may end up getting closer to qualification. Die Mannscharft have 15 points from six matches played.
Germany 3-0 Iceland
Romania 0-1 Germany
Liechstein 0-2 Germany
Germany 6-0 Armenia
Iceland 0-4 Germany
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