Hannover Arena - Hanover 07/09/2012 - 20:45CET (20:45 local time)
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Germany - Faroe Islands 3-0 - 07/09/2012 - Match page - FIFA World Cup 2014
Özil eases Germany to the three points
Published: Friday 7 September 2012, 23.00CET
Two second-half strikes from Mesut Özil helped to secure a Group C victory for Germany against the Faroe Islands in Hannover.
After cruising through their UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying group with a perfect record, Joachim Löw's men were straight back in the groove as Mario Götze put them ahead before the break. Goals in the 54th and 71st minutes from Real Madrid CF man Özil wrapped up the win despite rugged resistance from the Faroes.
Lineups
 | Germany |  | Faroe Islands |
| 1 | Neuer (GK) | 1 | Nielsen (GK) |
| 5 | Hummels | 2 | Naes |
| 6 | Khedira | 3 | P. Justinussen |
| 8 | Özil 5471 | 4 | Baldvinsson 4 |
| 11 | Klose 75 | 5 | Faerø |
| 13 | T. Müller68 | 6 | Udsen46 |
| 14 | Badstuber | 7 | Benjaminsen (C) |
| 16 | Lahm (C)42 | 8 | Hansson |
| 17 | Mertesacker | 9 | Samuelsen64 |
| 19 | Götze2888 | 10 | Holst |
| 21 | Reus | 11 | Edmundsson85 |
Substitutes | |||
| 12 | Zieler (GK) | 26 | K. Joensen (GK) |
| 2 | Gündoğan | 12 | E. Jacobsen |
| 3 | Schmelzer | 13 | R. Joensen |
| 4 | Höwedes | 14 | S. Olsen46 |
| 9 | Schürrle68 | 15 | Bartalsstovu |
| 10 | Podolski75 | 16 | J. Mikkelsen (GK) |
| 15 | Bender | 17 | Elttør64 |
| 18 | Kroos | 18 | K. Olsen85 |
| 20 | Boateng | ||
| 22 | ter Stegen (GK) | ||
| 23 | Draxler88 | ||
Coaches | |||
| Joachim Löw (GER) | Lars Olsen (DEN) | ||
Referee | |||
| Bobby Madden (SCO) | |||
Standings
Group C
| P | Pts | |
|---|---|---|
 Germany | 1 | 3 |
 Republic of Ireland | 1 | 3 |
 Austria | 0 | 0 |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 |
 Faroe Islands | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 18/04/2013 16:57 CET
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
Matches
| E | Cyprus |  |  | Iceland |  | |
| F | Israel |  |  | Russia | | |
| D | Romania |  |  | Andorra | | |
| I | Georgia |  |  | Spain | | |
| B | Bulgaria |  |  | Armenia | | |
| D | Turkey |  |  | Estonia | | |
| E | Norway |  |  | Slovenia | | |
| G | Bosnia and Herzegovina |  |  | Latvia | | |
| G | Slovakia |  |  | Liechtenstein | | |
| A | Serbia |  |  | Wales | | |
| C | Sweden |  |  | Kazakhstan | | |
| D | Hungary |  |  | Netherlands | | |
| E | Switzerland |  |  | Albania | | |
| H | San Marino |  |  | Montenegro | | |
| C | Austria |  |  | Germany | | |
| A | Belgium |  |  | Croatia | | |
| B | Italy |  |  | Malta | | |
| H | Poland |  |  | Moldova | | |
| F | Northern Ireland |  |  | Luxembourg | | |
| G | Greece |  |  | Lithuania | | |
| A | Scotland |  |  | FYROM | | |
| I | France |  |  | Belarus | | |
| H | England |  |  | Ukraine | | |
| F | Portugal |  |  | Azerbaijan | |
Match statistics
Germany
Faroe Islands
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Minute By Minute
The final whistle is blown.- 88Draxler (in) - Götze (out) (Germany)
- 85K. Olsen (in) - Edmundsson (out) (Faroe Islands)
- 75Podolski (in) - Klose (out) (Germany)
- 71Özil (Germany) scores!