13' Gundogan makes a probing run down the left flank and he tries to deliver a cross into the box. Halldorsson punches the cross into the air and then behind, although there was no Germany player anywhere near him.
11' Sane twists and turns down the left flank and he floats a cross into the middle, but Halldorsson comes off his line to claim the delivery.
9' It has been a complete domination from the home side in the early stages. Germany are making a statement in their opening qualifying match.
6' Bjarnason has a surge down the left flank, but his cutback towards Bodvarsson is intercepted by Gundogan covering back.
4' Iceland barely had a touch of the ball in the opening exchange and are now behind. A baptism of fire for new manager Vidarsson.
1' We're underway in this World Cup qualifying clash.
The players are out on the field so we should be underway shortly.
Iceland have made five changes to their side that was beaten 4-0 by England in their last outing. Halldorsson gets the nod between the stick in place of Kristinsson. Sampsted and Magnusson come into the backline, while Gunnarsson starts in front of the bck four. Traustason earns the call in the midfield behind Bodvarsson.
Germany have made five changes to their side from their defeat to Spain last time out. Can, Rudiger and Klostermann start in the back four as Niklas Sule and Robin Koch are not in the squad, while Max drops to the bench. Toni Kroos is absent, which sees Kimmich start alongside Gundogan and Goretzka in the middle of the park. Havertz replaces his Chelsea team-mate Werner in the starting line-up.
ICELAND SUBS: Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson, Ragnar Sigurdsson, Johan Gudmundsson, Kolbeinn Sigthorsson, Arnor Sigurdsson, Holmbert Fridjohnsson, Ogmundur Kristinsson, Runar Alex Runnarsson, Hjortur Hermannsson, Albert Gudmundsson, Ari Freyr Skulason.
ICELAND (4-1-4-1): Hannes Halldorsson; Alfons Sampsted, Sverrir Ingason, Kari Arnason, Hordur Magnusson; Aron Gunnarsson; Birkir Bjarnason, Runar Mar Sigurjonsson, Victor Palsson, Arnor Ingvi Traustason; Jon Dadi Bodvarsson.
GERMANY SUBS: Philipp Max, Jonathan Tah, Jamal Musiala, Timo Werner, Amin Younes, Kevin Trapp, Florin Neuhaus, Florian Witz, Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
GERMANY (4-3-3): Manuel Neuer; Lukas Klostermann, Antonio Rudiger, Matthias Ginter, Emre Can; Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich, Ilkay Gundogan; Leroy Sane, Serge Gnabry, Kai Havertz.
Iceland enter their qualifying campaign off the back of five-straight defeats, including a 2-1 loss to Hungary to miss out on a place at the European Championships. Arnar Vidarsson takes control of a team that were crushed 4-0 by England last time out in their Nations League contest at Wembley, therefore he faces a challenge to rebuild their confidence. They will not want to begin their qualifying campaign on a low note, although it will take a special performance to avoid another defeat.
Germany kick off their Group J campaign on home soil in their bid to secure qualification for the 2022 World Cup at the first attempt. Joachim Low will begin the qualification campaign before handing the reins to a new manager after Euro 2020, and he will be desperate to leave Die Mannschaft in a strong position for his successor. Germany suffered a humiliating defeat in their last outing against Spain in the Nations League, losing 6-0 on the road. They will be determined to put that loss behind them with a dominant outing tonight.
Good evening and welcome to the 2022 World Cup qualifying clash between Germany and Iceland at the Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena.
