|Nick Woltemade said that he hoped to have done enough to book his 2026 World Cup spot after scoring again in Germany’s 6-0 win over Slovakia in Leipzig on Monday.
“We’re relieved. It’s a great moment,” the Newcastle United striker said after the Germans secured qualification to the tournament in North America next summer.
“I’m playing, I’m scoring goals and I’m hopefully playing at the World Cup.”He opened the scoring, with Leroy Sane bagging a brace and Serge Gnabry, Ridle Baku and Assan Ouedraogo all getting on the scoresheet.
Woltemade, 23, has four goals in his past three Germany games, including the winners against Northern Ireland and Luxembourg.
Sitting on the bench at Werder Bremen 18 months ago, he made his international debut in June. With Germany missing several attackers including Kai Havertz, Jamal Musiala, Tim Kleindienst and Niclas Fuellkrug, Woltemade has made himself indispensible to coach Julian Nagelsmann.
