Second-half surge sees Germany ease past Northern Ireland in World Cup qualifier

Second-half surge sees Germany ease past Northern Ireland in World Cup qualifier

Northern Ireland's Isaac Price scores in the World Cup qualifier against Germany

A stunning strike from Isaac Price was not enough for Northern Ireland as second-half goals earned Germany a 3-1 World Cup qualifying win to ease the pressure on Julian Nagelsmann.

Price's 34th-minute volley cancelled out an early goal from Serge Gnabry and gave Northern Ireland genuine hope of getting something out of the game, but quick-fire goals from substitute Nadiem Amiri and Liverpool's £116million man Florian Wirtz settled it midway through the second half.

But though Northern Ireland left Cologne defeated, for long spells they were the ones causing Germany problems in a performance that can serve as another marker for