REID ALL ABOUT IT

Goalscorer Jamie faces Germany with no fear after winning start

- BY IAN PARKER

JAMIE REID insists Northern Ireland will take on Germany in Cologne with “belief” tomorrow after they began their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 3-1 win in Luxembourg.

Reid's first competitive international goal got things started for Michael O'Neill's men after seven minutes, and although Aiman Dardari levelled, second-half goals from Shea Charles and Justin Devenny — either side of Seid Korac’s red card — secured the win.

It was far from perfect, but they got the result they needed ahead of facing a Germany side reeling from an opening 2-0 defeat to Slovakia.

"We haven't done anything (yet), it's just a good start," said Reid.

"(But) we can build on that, and go there with belief, especially from the second half, in how we can play ...

"They're going to be under criticism, they're going to be trying to prove a point, and they're at home. We can go there with belief, work hard."

likely winners.

"I'm obviously buzzing to get my first goal and for it to mean so much," Charles said.

"To make such a good start in the group is incredible."

Even as the opening group fixture, the Luxembourg game had almost been given a “must-win’ tag going into the Germany game, as Northern Ireland knew a poor start to the campaign might already be terminal.