Soccer Football - Azerbaijan v Germany - 2018 World Cup Qualifying European Zone - Group C - Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan - 26/03/17 Germany's Thomas Muller in action. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
BAKU (Reuters) - Andre Schuerrle scored twice and set up another goal as world champions Germany cruised to a comfortable 4-1 victory over Azerbaijan on Sunday to stay on track for a spot in next year's World Cup in Russia with a seven-point lead in Group C.
First-half goals from Schuerrle, Thomas Mueller and Mario Gomez put the visitors in control of the game in Baku with the hosts briefly equalising.
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