Woltemade header sends Germany past Northern Ireland in World Cup qualifier

A first-half header from Nick Woltemade was enough as Germany edged a dogged Northern Ireland 1-0 in Belfast on Oct 13 to stay top of their 2026 World Cup qualifying group, Reuters reported.

Woltemade put the visitors in front with a header after 31 minutes, scoring his first goal in Germany colours.

“It was a very important three points for us,” Woltemade told Germany’s RTL, adding “in this atmosphere and in a bit of an ugly game, you have to win and we did well”.