Germany vs Serbia player ratings: Klopp secures first international win

Florian Wirtz’s stunning strike from outside the box ensured all three points for Germany. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Florian Wirtz starred as Germany defeated Serbia 2-0 in Munich for Jurgen Klopp’s first win as international manager.

The 59-year-old Klopp was on the verge of becoming the first Germany coach not to win any of his first three games after opening with a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands last week before Sunday’s shock 1-0 defeat to Greece.

But his team produced a disciplined and intensive game against Serbia to move to third place in its group.

Derry Scherhant, Nick Woltemade and Serge Gnabry all missed good chances for Germany before Tom Bischof broke the deadlock in the 39th on the rebound after Wirtz struck the post.

Klopp sent on Cologne star Said El Mala for his debut after the break. Goalkeeper Jonas Urbig and Freiburg forward Scherhant were already making their Germany debuts.

But it was Wirtz who made it 2-0 from Maximilian Mittelstädt’s cross, taking it past a defender with his first touch and sending it inside the right post with his next.

Player ratings

Germany: Jonas Urbig (7.0), Philipp Treu (8.3), Waldemar Anton (7.5), Malick Thiaw (8.0), Maximilian Mittelstadt (8.0), Serge Gnabry (7.1), Aleksandar Pavlovic (8.4), Tom Bischof (8.8), Nick Woltemade (7.1), Florian Wirtz (8.9)

Subs: Sai el Mala (6.6), Bambase Conte (6.2), Mika Baur (6.6), Jonathan Burkardt (6.5), Vitaly Janelt (6.6)

Serbia: Djordje Petrovic (7.8), Filip Kostic (6.4), Srdjan Babic (5.9), Nemanda Gudelj (6.0), Strahinja Erakovic (6.2), Kosta Nedeljković (6.4), Dusan Tadic (5.4), Stefan Dzodic (5.8), Nemanja Maksimovic (6.1), Andrija Zivkovic (6.3), Luka Jovic (5.9)

Subs: Strahinja Pavlovic (5.9), Lazar Samardzcic (6.4), Sasa Lukic (6.4), Mihajlo Cvetkovic (6.3), Vasilije Kostov (5.3)

Published on Oct 02, 2026

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