In this round of World Cup preliminaries, Germany 4-0 Luxembourg. In this campaign, Raum directly scored his first goal for the national team with a free kick. The players were interviewed after the game.

Laum: "I am very happy to score my first goal on my 31st appearance for the German team. It feels extra special to achieve this moment in my former home stadium. This is the reward for hard training - I will practice free kicks after every training. Keeping a clean sheet is crucial, and we were focused from the first minute. The red card did change the situation, but we did not give our opponents any chance. Ollie (Bowman) had almost no pressure throughout the game - this is exactly what we planned before the game."