Germany beat Serbia 3-1 to keep quarter-final hopes alive in the Nations League

Germany beat hosts Serbia 3-1 in Belgrade on Friday in the fifth round of League A in the Nations League, strengthening their chances of reaching the quarter-finals.

Germany moved up to eight points in third place, level with Greece, whom they lead on head-to-head record. They face the Netherlands in the final round on Monday, while Germany will be hoping to win and for Greece to stumble against Serbia to secure qualification.

Germany took the lead through an own goal by Srdjan Babic in the third minute, then Florian Wirtz added a second in the 14th minute. Bryan Gruda scored the third in the 50th minute, before Babic pulled one back for Serbia six minutes later.