Germany will rediscover killer instinct for Euro 2016 – Loew

AFP/Getty Images Any tension they could really feel over whether or not they’ll reach France must be tempered by the very fact it’s Georgia who’re heading for Leipzig, although, with anything aside from the three points in that might affirm the group success being a huge surprise.

Elsewhere, Albania made sure of their first ever appearance at a major finals as an own goal from Kamo Hovhannisyan and strikes from Berat Xhimshiti and Armando Sadiku secured a 3-0 win over Armenia in Group I.

Max Kruse celebrates after scoring against Georgia.

The narrow victory means Germany qualifies for the tournament as Group D victor, but Joachim Low’s side will know it has to be more clinical in front of goal if it is to add the European crown to its world title.

The marathon week of qualifiers continues on Monday and Tuesday with another 18 matches after which 20 finalists will be known, including the team that has qualified with the best record from the third-placed finishers in the nine groups.

The keeper topped that with a superb one-handed save to deny Marco Reus, who squandered another golden chance when he fired over from three metres out with the hosts piling on the pressure and the game mostly in the Georgian half.

The visitors were without the rested Cristiano Ronaldo but took a fifth-minute lead through stand-in skipper Nani as the ex-Manchester United winger converted the rebound after Danny’s shot was saved by Vladimir Stojkovic.

Germany finally kicked back into life after those scares and Reus saw a shot pushed past the post by Revishvili with 20 minutes remaining.

However, the Germans regained control and substitute Kruse, who had come on for Andre Schuerrle, settled their nerves with a fine low drive in the 79th.

Ireland, which beat Germany in Dublin on Thursday, has to be content with a playoff place after finishing three points behind Poland.

Another Hector mistake gave midfielder Valeri Kazaishvili a half chance on 57 minutes from which he drew another top save from Neuer.

Lewandowski’s goal was his 13th goal in qualifying for Poland.

Grzegorz Krychowiak netted a 13th-minute opener for the Poles in Warsaw before Jon Walters levelled from the penalty spot shortly after.

Lewandowski claimed the victor with a brilliant header to Krzysztof Maczynski’s cross in the 42nd.

In the group’s other game, Steven Fletcher scored a hat-trick as Scotland finished their unsuccessful campaign with a 6-0 mauling of Gibraltar in Portugal.

The 27-year-old had been on for just 150 seconds when he collected Ozil’s final pass and slammed his shot home.