Germany Beat Serbia 2-0 as Bischof Gives Klopp First Win

Tom Bischof and Florian Wirtz scored as Germany downed Serbia 2-0 in Munich, giving Jurgen Klopp his first win as national team manager after a draw and a loss in his first two games.

Germany earned a 2-0 victory over Serbia in a UEFA Nations League 2026/27 group-phase match at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Thursday, October 1. Tom Bischof of Bayern Munich put the home side ahead by finishing a rebound, and Liverpool's Florian Wirtz added the second goal. The win capped an energetic, positive display from a much-changed Germany lineup in front of a home crowd.

The result handed Jurgen Klopp his first victory as Germany manager, arriving in his third match at the helm. His tenure opened with a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands in Amsterdam and continued with a 1-0 loss to Greece in Augsburg.

Klopp called up 44 players for the international break and divided them into two separate 24-man squads, with the Serbia match played by the second of those groups. Germany has four Nations League fixtures during the window, and the manager has treated the break as an opportunity to assess as many different candidates as possible.

Bischof started in central midfield alongside Bayern teammate Aleksandar Pavlovic, finally giving Germany the twin pivot that many supporters of both club and country had been calling for. Joshua Kimmich, who led the midfield in the first of the four matches this break, was rested for the fixture.

Bischof was lively throughout a 77-minute shift in the German midfield. He pressed with energy, found teammates with his passing and accepted the defensive workload, much as he does for Bayern. WhoScored credited him with four shots, two of them on target, a 90 percent pass success rate, three key passes, three successful tackles, two defensive aerial duels won and a single dispossession.

The rounded performance also reflected the versatility that has made Bischof useful at club level. He covered out of position at left back for coach Vincent Kompany's Bayern on numerous occasions last season despite being a midfielder.

Speaking after the match, the 21-year-old said he believes he fits well within Klopp's setup. "I think I'm a good fit. We do that at Bayern too: we run a lot, we do a lot of counter-pressing and we give it our all. That's exactly what he wants. I'm trying to show it on the pitch," Bischof said in comments circulated by @iMiaSanMia. Klopp's coaching reputation rests on the relentless counter-pressing teams he built at Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund, and his time in the Germany job is only beginning.

Klopp embraced several of his players on the field when the final whistle sounded, but Bischof said the manager did not offer him a direct word of congratulation for his display. The midfielder said that posed no problem for him. "No, and he shouldn't have to. It was just one game," he replied when asked directly.

The Serbia match was the third of Germany's four Nations League fixtures this break. Klopp has at least one more game in the window to continue evaluating his expanded pool of players as his reign moves past its opening weeks.