A lucky moment for Northern Ireland as the ball bounces off Craig Cathcart and he doesn't know anything about it, but luckily for him it is straight at Bailey Peacock-Farrell.

A second chance in a matter of seconds for Germany. Toni Kroos' floated ball to the back post is met by Ilkay Gunodgan and the Manchester City midfielder's header hits the post.

Almost an immediate equaliser from the hosts. Serge Gnabry is free in the penalty area and connects perfectly, but what a save from Bailey Peacock-Farrell, a one-handed stop to keep the ball out from close range. Brilliant.

John O'Neill
Former Northern Ireland defender on BBC Radio Ulster

Germany need to win this game to ensure they top the qualifying group and boost their chances of being seeded for next summer's tournament.

We are under way in Frankfurt. Germany get us going.

Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill insists he will be able to juggle his new Stoke City post with the Euro 2020 play-off in March.

An agreement between Stoke and the Irish FA means O'Neill stays in charge until the play-off, which Northern Ireland guaranteed with Saturday's draw against the Netherlands.

"It's dead easy," said O'Neill. "We're going to turn up on a Sunday and play on a Thursday. I can pick my squad now - I could name it tomorrow."

O'Neill, who took over as Stoke City boss earlier this week, added: "There are not 40 players out there we're not picking.

"I'll be able to [prepare for the opposition]. That's not a problem. Our opponents don't play between now and then, they've already played. We're not going to watch individual players play for their clubs, so the work we have on the opponents, we'll have that well in advance."

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Here come the teams.

The Germans suffered a shock group-stage exit at last year's World Cup and were relegated in the inaugural Nations League, prompting a major overhaul of the team.

They have bounced back to qualify for Euro 2020 with just one loss and six wins from seven qualifiers so far.

"It's a big compliment to the team because qualifying for a tournament is always above everything else, and this young team with young players at the start of their process did it well," added boss Joachim Low.

"We have the chance to qualify as group winner. I am satisfied in a difficult year."

Anyway, back to this game in Frankfurt. Thirty-five years ago is when Northern Ireland's only ever win in Germany took place.

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Northern Ireland defender Craig Cathcart says they are keen to continue their 'upward swing', even though the game in Frankfurt is a dead rubber with Germany and the Netherlands having already qualified from Group C, and NI assured of a play-off place in March.

"The last five or six years have been brilliant. We're on an upward swing and want it to continue," said Cathcart, who is winning his 50th Northern Ireland cap tonight.

The Northern Ireland Under-21s have been in action earlier today and gained a 0-0 draw at home against Romania at Ballymena in an U21 Euro qualifer.

That's Northern Ireland's third draw in five matches, although they are yet to win a match in their group, which sees Denmark in the automatic qualifying spot and Romania currently second.

We are live on BBC Radio Ulster with live commentary from Frankfurt so press the play button at the top of this page to listen to the pairing of Joel Taggart and John O'Neill.

Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says today's Euro 2020 qualifier against Germany is another chance for young players to gain experience.

"The main thing for us is the experience, particularly for the young players, playing in this kind of arena," said O'Neill.

"It's as difficult a game as you can get. But it's important to get a good performance and it will be a great experience for the players.

"We know we have the play-off situation so we can go and try and enjoy the game as much as you can when you're playing Germany in Germany."

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In those 20 games in all competitions, Germany have scored 55 goals and only conceded 16. The two teams to beat them?

The Netherlands 4-2 in September in European Championship qualifying and Brazil, who won 1-0 in a friendly in March 2018.

Tonight's game takes place at the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt and Northern Ireland have been working on their keep-ball.

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