Germany's Max Kruse scores a goal against Georgia during their Euro 2016 Group D qualifying soccer match against Germany in Leipzig, Germany October 11, 2015. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - Three-times European champions Germany needed a 79th minute goal from substitute Max Kruse to edge past Georgia 2-1 on Sunday and book their spot at the Euro 2016 finals after another wasteful performance in their final Group D qualifier.
World Cup winners Germany, who needed only a draw, squandered over a dozen clear chances in the first half alone before Thomas Mueller's 50th minute penalty finally put them ahead. Georgia, already out of the running to qualify, levelled three minutes later with captain Jaba Kankava's superb 20-metre volley.
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