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Germany's Nations League win over Serbia

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Germany beat Serbia 3-1 in Belgrade in the Nations League, keeping alive its chance of reaching the quarter-finals. Germany led through a Srdjan Babic own goal and a Florian Wirtz goal before debutant Brajan Gruda made it 3-0; Babic later scored for Serbia.

The match was played in heavy rain before a largely child audience in a sparsely filled stadium. Serbia finished with nine players after red cards for Vanja Dragojevic and Andrija Zivkovic. Germany is level on points with Greece and faces the Netherlands in Berlin on Monday; a win guarantees a quarter-final place, while a draw may suffice if Greece loses to Serbia.