74’: Substitutions. Tom Bischof, Ridle Baku, and Niclas Füllkrug replace Aleksandar Pavlović, Philipp Treu and Kai Havertz.
71’: Substitution. Aleksandar Mitrović replaces Mihajlo Cvetković.
70’: Derry Scherhant cuts inside but the shot is tipped by the goalkeeper and clanks off the far post.
67’: Florian Wirtz fires from the top of the box but it makes a beeline for the goalkeeper.
65’: Joshua Kimmich scores from the top of the box but Kai Havertz’s offside position disallows the goal.
64’: Substitution. Vladimir Lučić replaces Dušan Tadić.
62’: Yellow card. Srđan Babić is booked for returning the favor on Brajan Gruda.
56’: Goal, Serbia. Marc-André ter Stegen blocks the initial header but the rebound goes directly to the head of Srđan Babić, who also scored the own goal in the first half.
50’: GOOOAAALLL! Germany up 3-0. Brajan Gruda drives half of the pitch and blasts a rocket from the top of the box.
46’: Second half is underway! Andrija Živković and Vanja Dragojević replace Stefan Džodić and Lazar Samardžić.
Halftime Observations
An early goal was the best possible thing for Germany. No longer needing to press for the opening goal, Germany settled into possession to attack with precision rather than overloading with numbers.
Aleksandar Pavlović is seeing the forward passes very well. He set up Kai Havertz perfectly on the second goal that eventually went to Florian Wirtz.
Ugly goals count the same as pretty ones.
Florian Wirtz continues to play his best football for Germany. He is floating all around the pitch to get involved in the play, demanding the ball, and creating opportunities for himself and others.
HT: Germany up 2-0 at the break.
45’: Two minutes of stoppage time.
41’: Yellow card. Brujan Gruda is booked for an accidental slap to the face.
38’: Jonathan Tah gets a free header inside the box but it glances off his shoulder instead.
14’: GOOOAAALLL! Germany up 2-0. Kai Havertz gets stonewalled by the goalkeeper but Florian Wirtz cleans it up! The goal is confirmed by VAR.
3’: GOOOAAALLL! Germany up 1-0. Kai Havertz’s glancing header bounces off Srđan Babić for an own goal.
1’: LET’S GOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Lineups are out! Jürgen Klopp’s first consolidated roster only starts three Bayern Munich players: Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlović, and Jonathan Tah. Brajan Gruda will earn his first international cap. The biggest omission is center-back Nico Schlotterbeck.
Jürgen Klopp used his first international window as Germany’s manager to experiment with a massive roster to find out which players will fit his system to revive the national program. There were mixed results that left Germany in third place of Group B in the UEFA Nations League. A loss to Serbia or Netherlands this month likely eliminates Germany from the knockout stage. On the bright side, two wins likely pushes Germany through.
Serbia lost all four matches and has zero chance of advancing to the knockout round. To avoid relegation, Serbia will need to beat Germany and Greece while also needing Germany to lose to the Netherlands on the final matchday. Serbia is basically playing for pride at this point and might put the focus on younger, developmental players over the next week.
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Prediction
Germany wins 4-0. Germany will run the offense through Florian Wirtz who will be the Man of the Match with a goal and two assists. Kai Havertz and Lennart Karl will be on the end of both assists. Nico Schlotterbeck will score a header from a corner kick. Germany will look like a dominant title contender against an overwhelmed Serbian side.
Match Info
Location: Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia
Date: Friday, November 13th, 2026
Time: 8:45pm local time (2:45pm EDT)
TV/streaming: ViX, Tubi, Amazon (via Fubo Sports Network), Find Your Country
Odds: Germany (-345), Draw (+525), Serbia (+750)
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