Germany 2-0 Serbia: Wirtz shines as Klopp delivers his first win

Liverpool playmaker scores superb goal in maiden Klopp win

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Germany 2-0 Serbia: Wirtz shines as Klopp delivers his first win

UEFA Nations League, League A – 3

Germany GER

2 – 0

Full Time

Serbia SER

: Allianz Arena
: Espen Eskas

Tom Bischof 39′ Florian Wirtz 61′

Germany had Florian Wirtz to thank for a shining display as new boss Jurgen Klopp picked up his first win in charge against Serbia in the UEFA Nations League.

Playmaker Wirtz created Tom Bischof’s first goal for Germany before the break, and then scored a superb solo goal to seal the win.

Klopp had overseen a disappointing start in his first two games in charge but saw a much-improved display after making 11 sweeping changes to the side.

Baryern Munich midfielder Bischof opened the scoring with a clinical finish after Liverpool midfielder Wirtz weaved through the defence and hit the post.

Wirtz had already had a header well saved by Bournemouth goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic in a lively start and he impressed throughout.

A first Germany goal for Tom Bischof 🙌#NationsLeague pic.twitter.com/VWKORhzaql
— UEFA EURO (@UEFAEURO) October 1, 2026

Serbia’s best moment came as they went within centimetres of scoring through Filip Kostić and Kosta Nedeljković, who slid and couldn’t connect with a low cross.

Said El Mala came on for Serge Gnabry at half-time, making him the 999th player to feature for Germany, before Wirtz confirmed the win with a crowning moment of class.

Drifting into space inside the area, he took one touch to control a pass from Maximilian Mittelstadt before swivelling inside a challenge and rifling home a superb goal.

The 23-year-old has struggled since moving to the Premier League but has undoubted quality and showed his very best in the touch and finish.

Klopp was on the verge of becoming the first Germany coach not to win any of his first three games but Wirtz’s goal ended those worries.

12 – Wirtz erzielte im Alter von 21 Jahren und 37 Tagen sein 12. Tor für Deutschland, in einem jüngeren Alter erreichten diese Marke für die deutsche Nationalmannschaft nur Edmund Conen 1935 (20 Jahre, 281 Tage) und Lukas Podolski 2006 (20 Jahre, 357 Tage).

Füßchen.#GERSRB pic.twitter.com/5T0IYZ8aJh
— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) October 1, 2026

Germany, who had 32 shots on goal by full-time, now move onto four points in their Nations League group with a trip to Greece coming up this weekend.