UEFA Nations League, League A 5SerbiaSER 1 3 Full Time GermanyGER Venue Rajko Miti Stadion Referee Javier Alberola RojasSrdjan Babic 56 Srdjan Babic 3 (OG)Florian Wirtz 14Brajan Gruda 50Germany kept their hopes of reaching the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals intact asthey eased to a 3-1 win over Serbia.Serbia had been ordered to play the Group A2 game behind closed doors as punishment for racist and discriminatory behaviour in previous games with Greece and the Netherlands.As a result, the contest was watched by 5,000 children in Belgrade, where Serbias relegation from Group A was confirmed as they finished the match with nine men.Germany took a third-minute lead as Kai Havertzs glancing header from Maximilian Mittelstadts corner was inadvertently turned into his own net by Srdan Babic.Florian Wirtz then doubled Germanys lead after Havertz was denied by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic following a throughball from Aleksandar Pavlovic, the Liverpool man seeing the Serbia goalkeeper get a hand to his dinked follow-up before he bundled the ball over the line.Havertz and Jonathan Tah both wasted gilt-edged chances to make it 3-0, but Brajan Gruda left Serbia with a mountain to climb with a stunning individual goal on his debut for his country.Gruda capped a wonderful run by firing into the bottom-right corner from the edge of the area, before Babic atoned somewhat for his earlier error as he pulled one back on the rebound after Marc-Andre ter Stegen had kept out Stefan Gudeljs header.But Vanja Dragojevic saw red for Serbia in the 74th minute following a VAR review for a rash foul on Joshua Kimmich, making the possibility of a comeback very remote, and Andrija Zivkovic followed him in being dismissed in the 89th minute, receiving successive yellow cards for dissent.Serbias miserable winless campaign will end against Greece on Monday, when Germany will be hoping for a favour. Die Mannschaft are level on points with Greece after they were pummelled 7-0 by leaders Netherlands. However, should Germany beat the Oranje, then they will qualify regardless of the result in Greece, with Group A2s surprise package set to miss out if the top three teams all finish level due to battering their goal difference took in Amsterdam. Serbia Germany 1 Goals 3 1.32 xG 2.48 20% Possession 80% 5 Total Shots 22 3 Shots on Target 6 1 Shots off Target 10 0 Corners 6 15 Fouls 11 1 Offsides 3 3 Yellow Cards 1 2 Red Cards 0 3 Saves 2 217 Passes 841 144 Passes Completed 785 66% Pass Accuracy 93% Home Away The UEFA Nations League Table UEFA Nations League 2026 World League A Group B #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 4 1 Netherlands42207528 W W D W 2 Greece42205328 L D D W 3 Germany41213215 W D W L 4 Serbia400438-50 L L L L Position 1, 2 : Play Offs: Quarter-finals Position 3 : Possible Play-off Position 4 : Possible Relegation Upcoming fixtures for Serbia and Germany Upcoming Fixtures : Serbia UEFA Nations League Greece GRE 19:45 2026-11-16 Serbia SER Upcoming Fixtures : Germany UEFA Nations League Germany GER 19:45 2026-11-16 Netherlands NED Topics Germany National Football Team Serbia National Football Team UEFA Nations League If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Scotland 2-1 North Macedonia: McGinn calls for more belief after decisive double Nicholas McGee 13th November, 2026 Netherlands 7-0 Greece: Oranje all but secure quarter-final spot Nicholas McGee 13th November, 2026 Scotland v North Macedonia: Confirmed line-ups as Pognocolis men aim to keep promotion hopes alive Nicholas McGee 13th November, 2026 Serbia v Germany: Confirmed line-ups as Klopps men eye boost in bid for Nations League knockouts Nicholas McGee 13th November, 2026 Netherlands v Greece: Confirmed line-ups as surprise package seek Nations League progression Nicholas McGee 13th November, 2026 Tip of the Day: Goals galore in Nations League games Jon Fisher 13th November, 2026
