Nothern Ireland:

Northern Ireland is currently ranked second in the World Championship Qualification Group C, with 19 points accumulating after 8 games.
The hosts go through an excellent period with 5 consecutive successes in qualifying. Last round, the Northern Irish have defeated the Czech Republic on their own field, score 2-0.
K. Lafferty is the team’s top scorer in this qualifying campaign, with 3 goals scored so far.
The two teams have the best defense of the group, both of them having only 2 goals in 8 stages.

Germany:

On the other hand, Germany is ranked first in this qualification group, with the team managing to score 24 points after 8 stages.
The guests have a perfect qualification campaign, with 8 consecutive successes registered so far. Previous Stage, Germany landed on its own, 6-0 in front of Norway.
Thomas Muller is the best marker of his nation in this qualifying group, managing to score 5 times in 8 games.
The guests have the most prolific offensive of the championship with 35 goals scored so far.