Northern Ireland v Germany, Thurs 5th October

game to finish our home campaign off with. “We know we'll have to put in a great performance to get a result because the Germans have quality all over the pitch. The key is to keep doing what we've been good at in recent years.” Memories of that famous qualifying win over the Spanish - who would go on to win the Euro 2008 tournament - are somewhat hazy for the WBA captain, however.

In football parlance a win over Joachim Low's star studded line-up - who boast a perfect record in Group C - would be 'right up there'. Evans said: “It's definitely the biggest nation we've had visiting Belfast in a number of years and it's a game we can really look forward to. “With second place in the group already secure we can go out and enjoy it. There's no pressure on us and it's just a fantastic

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