Faes heads Kimmich's delivery out for another German corner. Kimmich fires in one final time, it's intercepted, and that's that!
FULL-TIME: GERMANY 2-3 BELGIUM
90' +4
Germany win one last corner down their left. Ter Stegen lumbers forward for it.
90' +2
Belgium clear the corner after Can's long-range miss and wisely opt to play keep-ball until Openda's caught offside. They haven't got long to hold on.
90'
Faes celebrates as he blocks a German cross from the left to concede a corner. There'll be four more minutes of this.
89'
Germany rightly sense that a draw is back in their reach. Belgium are starting to tire.
87'
S. Gnabry has scored a goal for Germany! Assist by K. Schade.
GOAL! GERMANY 2-3 BELGIUM! But has it been terminal?! Gnabry finally finds the net, smartly dispatching Schade's cutback from close range.
Schade's energy has helped Germany as the substitute made it to the byline unimpeded before finding Gnabry. We're in for an exciting finish!
86'
Germany flash the ball across the face of Casteels' goal but can't test the Belgian keeper. Their slow start to this game has been terminal.
82'
The game gets back underway after all those substitutions. Germany must know the jig is up.
80'
J. Vagnoman enters the game and replaces M. Wolf.
M. Berisha enters the game and replaces N. Füllkrug.
R. Lavia enters the game and replaces O. Mangala.
K. Schade enters the game and replaces T. Werner.
L. Openda enters the game and replaces K. De Bruyne.
Wolf's the next player to head off. On comes the Stuttgart defender Vagnoman for Germany.
Finally, Werner departs. On comes Schade for Germany.
Fullkrug leaves the pitch, having grabbed a first-half goal. Berisha takes his place up top for the Germans.
That's De Bruyne's last act of the game. Openda is his replacement for Belgium.
Mangala's game for Belgium is over. Lavia is his replacement.
78'
K. De Bruyne has scored a goal for Belgium! Assist by L. Trossard.
Kimmich's attempted throughball gets cut out. Belgium burst down their left and...
GOAL! GERMANY 1-3 BELGIUM! De Bruyne seals the win for Belgium! The Red Devils' captain sends Trossard scampering down the left and perfectly times his run into the box to slot past Ter Stegen when the ball comes back to him.
De Bruyne made Trossard's job very easy there. He's been the difference for Belgium in this match.
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76'
Can wins a free-kick down Germany's left. Belgium manage to win possession from it and keep hold of it for a while through Bakayako.
74'
Belgium are just about holding their own. Saelemaekers gets fouled by the overeager Kimmich.
72'
Casteels claims a fizzed German cross from the right. Belgium try to play their way out but Germany have them pinned in their own third.
70'
Kimmich's low drive from the edge of the box forces Casteels to get down to make a save. A German equaliser doesn't feel too far away.
68'
C. Günter enters the game and replaces D. Raum.
C. De Ketelaere enters the game and replaces R. Lukaku.
Germany make a substitution of their own. Gunter replaces Raum at left-back.
Belgium make a change. Lukaku heads off. He's been quieter since half-time. De Ketelaere replaces him.
67'
Casteels punches away Kimmich's delivery. Belgium end up being awarded a free-kick from Ginter's obstruction.
66'
Wolf takes an accidental whack to the face from the leaping Saelemaekers. Germany win a free-kick down their right.
64'
Werner and Kimmich both blast shots into the bodies of Belgian defenders. De Bruyne's taken out by a combination of Kimmich and Nmecha.
62'
Can tries to dribble into the box but has his path to goal blocked. Belgium haven't been able to create much so far in this half.
60'
Werner slots the ball underneath Casteels' legs and into the net, but he's offside. Belgium breathe a sigh of relief.
58'
L. Trossard enters the game and replaces Y. Carrasco.
J. Bakayoko enters the game and replaces D. Lukébakio.
Lukebakio leaves the pitch too. Might Belgium live to regret his miss earlier? The young PSV winger Bakayoko replaces him.
Carrasco is the first player to make way in this round of Belgian substitutions. Trossard takes his place on the left wing.
57'
Fullkrug powers a header high and wide from a German free-kick from the left. Belgium are about to make changes.
55'
Gnabry has a shot from the centre of the box blocked before he's flagged offside. Germany have started to take control.
51'
Lukebakio powers down the right but quickly finds himself closed down by a few German defenders.
49'
F. Nmecha gets yellow.
Saelemaekers pokes the ball past the sliding Nmecha, who catches him on the followthrough. Nmecha's shown the yellow card.
48'
Germany start the half by winning a corner off Saelemaekers. It's taken short and whipped into Casteels' arms.
46'
A. Saelemaekers enters the game and replaces J. Vertonghen.
Belgium make a half-time change. The AC Milan winger Saelemaekers takes Vertonghen's place on the pitch.
Belgium get the second half started. Germany make no changes, having made two already.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: GERMANY 1-2 BELGIUM
45' +1
Lukaku shows he belongs up the other end of the pitch, shooting from outside the box and forcing Ter Stegen to make a simple save with his legs. There'll be two added minutes before half-time.
44'
Penalty goal scored by N. Füllkrug for Germany!
GOAL! GERMANY 1-2 BELGIUM! Fullkrug steps up, waits for Casteels to move, and calmly slots the penalty down the centre once he does. Germany are up and running!
43'
R. Lukaku gets yellow.
Lukaku's booked for his handball offence. It wasn't an obvious goalscoring opportunity, so it isn't a red card.
41'
Gnabry's effort gets blocked and Casteels gets down low to catch Wolf's hopeful hit on the volley from the right. It's a comfortable save by Belgium's goalkeeper.
40'
Werner skips inside and fires wide of the left-hand post from distance. Casteels hasn't had a save to make yet.
39'
Theate intercepts a telegraphed German pass. Belgium try and fail to counter, but they've got things well under control.
38'
Kimmich's floated free-kick from deep isn't one of his best. It bounces harmlessly out for a Belgium goal-kick.
37'
A. Onana gets yellow.
Onana's shown the game's first yellow card for arriving late on Nmecha.
36'
Germany are starting to improve. Gnabry runs into traffic through the middle but that doesn't deter the hosts. They're camped in Belgium's half for now.
34'
Raum's cross from the left gets cleared. Carrasco kneels on the turf near the touchline after taking a kick. Luckily, Belgium's opening goalscorer is OK to continue.
32'
E. Can enters the game and replaces F. Wirtz.
F. Nmecha enters the game and replaces L. Goretzka.
Here's Goretzka's replacement for Germany. It's Nmecha, the Wolfsburg midfielder.
Germany make two changes, in fact. Can comes on first to replace Wirtz after a sub-par half hour.
29'
Belgium pour forward on the counter-attack when Germany again give the ball away. Goretzka gets back in time to stop Lukaku, injuring himself in the process. It looks like the Bayern midfielder might not play any further part in this match.
27'
Onana earns Belgium a free-kick in his own half as he's stopped unfairly by Fullkrug.
25'
Belgium's latest attack comes to a premature end as De Bruyne's caught offside from Lukaku's pass.
18'
Belgium create another promising attack. De Bruyne reaches the byline and cuts back for Lukaku, who has no support. Germany go up the other end and force Theate to nod out for a corner.
16'
Now it's Germany's turn to win a corner as De Bruyne intercepts Gnabry in Belgium's box. The hosts can't make anything of it though.
14'
Belgium take the corner short. De Bruyne looks to find Lukebakio, who's offside.
13'
Belgium continue their dominant start by winning a corner down their left off Wolf.
9'
R. Lukaku has scored a goal for Belgium! Assist by K. De Bruyne.
GOAL! GERMANY 0-2 BELGIUM! The Belgians double their lead through Lukaku! De Bruyne nips onto a loose pass and quickly frees the Inter striker, who fires past the stranded Ter Stegen.
That's De Bruyne's second assist of the match already, and we're not even 10 minutes in! The Manchester City man wasted no time in finding Lukaku there. He's still one of the best midfielders in the world.
6'
Y. Carrasco has scored a goal for Belgium! Assist by K. De Bruyne.
GOAL! GERMANY 0-1 BELGIUM! Belgium pass their way out from the back and Lukaku lays off for De Bruyne, who finds Carrasco in space wide left. The Atletico Madrid man beats Wolf to lash past Ter Stegen!
That was a lightning attack from the Belgians, with Germany guilty of switching off. Of all the players they wanted to leave unmarked, De Bruyne wasn't one of them!
5'
Germany are showing flashes of quality already. Goretzka shrugs off Mangala's challenge to find Gnabry wide right. The Bayern Munich winger cuts inside and drags wide on his left foot.
3'
Belgium enjoy their first attack of the game. Ter Stegen intercepts Carrasco's throughball.
1'
The hosts Germany get this friendly match underway!
Germany's rebuild after a disappointing World Cup began last time out with a routine 2-0 win over Peru in Mainz. Now Die Mannschaft host a second friendly of this international break, this time against Belgium, who will surely provide a sterner test.
Belgium got off to a successful start in their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying campaign by winning 3-0 away to Sweden last week. The Red Devils will be keen to continue their strong start to life under new boss Domenico Tedesco with a good performance here.
GERMANY (4-2-3-1): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Marius Wolf, Thilo Kehrer, Matthais Ginter, David Raum; Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich (c); Serge Gnabry, Florian Wirtz, Timo Werner; Niclas Fullkrug.
SUBS: Malick Thiaw, Josha Vagnoman, Kevin Schade, Mario Gotze, Kevin Trapp, Mergim Berisha, Christian Gunter, Bernd Leno, Felix Nmecha, Emre Can.
BELGIUM (4-3-3): Koen Casteels; Timothy Castagne, Wout Faes, Jan Vertonghen, Arthur Theate; Kevin De Bruyne (c), Amadou Mvom Onana, Orel Mangala; Dodi Lukebakio, Romelu Lukaku, Yannick Carrasco.
SUBS: Thomas Kaminski, Leandro Trossard, Johan Bakayoko, Lois Openda, Matz Sels, Romeo Lavia, Charles de Ketelaere, Dennis Praet, Thomas Meunier, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Zeno Debast, Alexis Saelemaekers.
Germany end the international break with defeat, then, while those left of Belgium's golden generation have shown they can still shine. That's all for now. Goodbye!
Hello and welcome to our live text commentary of this international friendly match between Germany and Belgium at RheinEnergieSTADION, Cologne.
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