Bayern Munich duo Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sane were on target as Germany consolidated their position atop 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying Group J with a comfortable win in Iceland.

Iceland 0-4 Germany
Goals: 0-1 Gnabry (4’), 0-2 Rüdiger (24’) 0-3 Sane (56’), 0-4 Werner (89’)

Gnabry scored twice inside 15 first-half minutes in the 6-0 drubbing of Armenia, but needed just four minutes to break the deadlock in Reykjavik. The Bayern forward converted a smart Sane cross, with the goal standing following a VAR review for offside. Isak Johannesson tested Manuel Neuer with a shot from range, before Antonio Rüdiger powered in a Joshua Kimmich cross with his head to give the visitors daylight. Not to be outdone by Hannes Halldorsson beating away a fierce strike from Leon Goretzka, Germany and Bayern captain Neuer threw up a hand to deny Johann Gudmundsson following a flowing Iceland move late in the half.

Timo Werner was sent clean through on goal early in the second period, but could not beat Halldorsson one-on-one. Iceland responded in kind as Gudmundsson thundered a long-range effort against the woodwork, with Albert Gudmundsson’s follow-up strike chalked off for offside. Substitute Kai Havertz flunked another one-on-one, but Germany got a deserved third before the hour. After Halldorsson could only parry from Werner, Sane exchanged passes with Goretzka before curling a sumptuous effort under the crossbar. Werner added the gloss late on as Germany recorded their third straight win under new coach Hansi Flick.

Match stats

• Flick has won his opening three games as coach of Bayern and Germany. He won his first two at the Hoffenheim helm.
• Gnabry has scored 19 goals in 29 games for Germany.
• Sane scored his ninth Germany goal on his 37th senior international outing.
• Neuer is Germany's most-capped current player with 106 caps.
• Eighteen-year-olds Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz won their third and eighth senior caps respectively.
• Schalke's Victor Palsson was the only Germany-based player in the Iceland side.

Line-ups

Iceland: Halldorsson - Saevarsson, Bjarnason, Fjoluson, Skulason - B.Bjarnason, Palsson (Baldursson 89'), Johannesson (Arnason 71') - J. Gudmundsson (c) (Thorsteinsson 71'), A. Gudmundsson (A. Gudjohnsen 80'), Helgason
Unused subs: Gunnarsson, Runarsson, Thorarinsson, Hermannsson, Kjartansson, Sigurdsson, Eyjolfsson, Sampsted
Out: -
Coach: Arnar Vidarsson

Germany: Neuer (c) - Hofmann (Klostermann 46'), Süle (Gosens 60'), Rüdiger, Kehrer - Kimmich, Goretzka (Wirtz 80') - Gnabry (Havertz 46'), Gündogan, Sane (Musiala 60') - Werner
Unused subs: Leno, Trapp, Raum, Schlotterbeck, Adeyemi, Neuhaus, Dahoud
Out: Baku (rested), Müller (thigh), Reus (knee)
Coach: Hansi Flick

As it happened!

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