And in the end, it's Germany who qualifies.

The Mannschaft validated their ticket for the World Cup-2022 on Monday, winning in North Macedonia 4-0, while the Netherlands came close by crushing Gibraltar 6-0, in qualifying matches.

It was under the flood that Germany became the first qualifier for Qatar, taking advantage of Armenia's 1-0 loss to Romania at the same time.

In Skopje, the Macedonians had started the match with envy, putting the Mannschaft in difficulty during the first quarter of an hour.

But Hansi Flick's men took the measure of their opponents in the second period, thanks to Thomas Müller, undoubtedly the man of the match.

He offered two offerings: one to Kai Havertz (49th) first, then another to Timo Werner with a delicious deviation (70th).

Confident, the Chelsea striker then relapsed (74th) with a superb curled shot from the right foot, just inside the penalty area.

Then the young prodigy of Bayern Munich, Jamal Musiala, 18, concluded the festival of his family (84th).

Cardboard from the Netherlands

At the same time, the Netherlands took a big step towards the 2022 World Cup by slapping Gibraltar 6-0, led by an untenable Memphis Depay in the first half.

The FC Barcelona striker hit a corner taken victoriously by his captain Virgil van Dijk (9th), before failing on the penalty spot (19th) then doubling the bet (21st), and even recovering ... from the penalty spot (45th) +3).

The Dutch are still first in Group G (19 pts) with two points ahead of Norway, victorious over Montenegro at home 1-0.

Behind, Turkey won at the end of the suspense thanks to a goal from "king" Burak Yilmaz (90th + 9) and remains in contact with the leading duo (15 pts).

In Group H, Croatia were held in check by Slovakia 2-2 in a game full of suspense.

Bad operation for the finalists of the 2018 World Cup who are now second in this group behind Russia, victorious in Slovenia 2-1.

Belgium, who could qualify without playing by taking advantage of a defeat by Wales, will have to wait as the Welsh won 1-0 in Estonia.

On the French side, the Blues could qualify if they win at the Stade de France against Kazakhstan on November 13.

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