If Germany had lost the tie, the 2014 World Cup winners would have faced Norway, Israel, Estonia and Moldova in a 5-team group, similar to the qualification Germany had to undergo for the 2022 World Cup. Instead, as losers of the tie, Italy have now been placed in that group.

The Athletic's guide to who's qualified, how many places each confederation gets, and what stage qualification is at

Germany are one step closer to finding out their World Cup Qualifying group after Thursday night’s UEFA Nations League win against Italy. Goals from Tim Kleindienst and Leon Goretzka secured a 2-1 win for Julian Nagelsmann’s side after Sandro Tonali opened the scoring for the Italians.