Lowly-ranked squad San Marino (0-3-0, 0 points) is set to face FIFA World no. 2 Germany (3-0-0, 9 points) in a UEFA 2018 World Cup qualifiers Group C match at the San Marino Stadium in Serravalle on Friday, Nov. 11.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 8:45 p.m. UTC+1. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
San Marino is still winless after three rounds of matches in the Group C eliminations as they dropped games against Azerbaijan, Northern Ireland, and Norway. They now face the toughest team in the group, Germany, and their chance of winning certainly looks bleak.
La Serenissima lost to Norway, 1-4, in the most recent matchday on Oct. 11 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, as per BBC Sport.
An own goal from San Marino defender Davide Simoncini opened the scoring in the 11th minute for the Norwegians before teammate Mattia Stefanelli was able to level the count with a goal in the 54th.
However, three goals for Norway late in the game, courtesy of Adama Diomande, Martin Samuelsen, and Joshua King in the 77th, 82nd, and 83rd minutes respectively, suddenly made it a rout for the hosts.
Meanwhile, the Germans extended its winning run in the group stage to three games after blanking contending team Northern Ireland, 2-0, at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover also on Oct. 11, the Mirror reported.
Two early goals from head coach Joachim Low's boys sealed the game for the star-studded Germany national squad, who also features big-name club players such as Barcelona's Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Bayern Munich's Thomas Müller, Borussia Dortmund's Mario Götze, Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan, Arsenal's Shkodran Mustafi just to name a few.
Wolfsburg winger Julian Draxler netted the opening goal in the 13th minute. Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira doubled the lead just four minutes later before both sides went scoreless for the rest of the match.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is an easy 3-0 rout by Germany.
San Marino starting lineup (5-4-1 formation): A. Simoncini; Brolli, Vitaioli, D. Simoncini, Della Valle, Rinaldi; Valentini, Tosi, Mazza, Zafferani; Stefanelli
Germany starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Neuer; Kimmich, Howedes, Hummels, Hector; Kroos, Khedira; Götze, Müller, Draxler; Gomez