Amiri scores maiden Germany goal in win over Northern Ireland

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Nadiem Amiri celebrated with FSV teammate Paul Nebel after scoring his debut goal for Germany (Photo: IMAGO/Nico Herbertz).

Germany's men's national team were able to get back to winning ways in their second World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland, courtesy of Mainz's Nadiem Amiri. The midfielder scored to make it 2-1, netting his debut goal for the side in the process. Afterwards, he ran to celebrate with FSV teammate Paul Nebel. "Nadiem came on and was ready to play. He really left it all out there on the pitch. That's why I'm extremely pleased for him, because he put in such a passionate performance, which is what we needed at that moment in the match," said Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann.

Amiri featured for 30 minutes in both the 3-1 win in Cologne and the 2-0 defeat against Slovakia, with Nebel an unused substitute in both matches. The duo will return to Mainz this week, with eight of their FSV teammates still away on international duty.

Overview of FSV players on international duty:

Silvan Widmer scored to make it 3-0 in Switzerland's 4-0 victory over Kosovo. The FSV captain will come up against Slovenia in a World Cup qualifier in Basel on Monday night (8th September).
Nelson Weiper featured for 45 minutes in a 2-0 win for Germany U21s in a friendly against Albania. The team will then play their first U21 EURO qualifier against Latvia in Rostock on Wednesday.
Phillipp Mwene featured for the full 90 minutes of Austria's 1-0 win against Cyprus in World Cup qualifying. Next, they will take on Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday (10th September).
Jae-sung Lee started for South Korea in their 2-0 friendly win over the United States. Their next match will be against Mexico on Wednesday.
Kaishu Sano was subbed on in the 69th minute of Japan's 0-0 draw against Mexico. He will be hoping to feature again, as the Samurai Blue take on the USMNT in a friendly on Wednesday.
Andreas Hanche-Olsen was an unused substitute in Norway's 1-0 friendly win over Finland. They will come up against Moldova in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday.
Kacper Potulski and Poland U21s celebrated a 3-0 win against North Macedonia U21s in a U21 EURO qualifier. The FSV academy player was subbed on in the 70th minute. Their next match will be in Armenia on Wednesday afternoon.
Konstantin Schopp and the Austria U21s will face Belarus in a U21 EURO qualifier in Georgia on Monday night.

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