The new Germany of Hansi flick is examined tonight in Iceland, before the always combative northern team. The ‘mannschaft’, now leaders of Group J, want to win to get away from Armenia, their main pursuer, two points down in the leaderboard.
With a somewhat novel plan and scheme, the Germans, led by the former Bayern coach, want to leave behind the doubts of the last championships and secure their place in Qatar, and the first thing is to win in Reykjavik to mark distance with the Armenians and Romania. With a Gnabry in full swing, supported by the return of Reus At the midfielder and with the backbone of Bayern Munich, the Germans entrust themselves to the resurrection of the 2014 world champion.
England and its end
For their part, the finalists of the last European Championship, find themselves with the highest peak in this qualifying phase. The visit to the Poland of Lewandowski, five points down in the Group I standings, is the highest level touchstone in this qualifier, which for the moment is being impeccable for the English team.
With two victories in this window, after falling on the verge of winning in Europe at Wembley, those of Gareth southgate, are still under the magnifying glass and want to drive away the ghosts that question the model of the British team, where talent is questioned.