Midfielder Serge Gnabry scored two early goals as Germany, under new coach Hansi Flick, rediscovered their form to hammer Armenia 6-0 on Sunday in a Group J World Cup qualifier.
Marco Reus, Timo Werner, Jonas Hofmann and Karim Adeyemi were the other scorers for Germany.
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In Group B, Spain swept aside Georgia 4-0 in Badajoz. Jose Gaya, Carlos Soler, Ferran Torres and Pablo Sarabia were on target.
In Basel, Italy broke the record for the longest unbeaten run in international matches after playing out a goalless draw with Switzerland. Italy have not lost for 36 consecutive matches, breaking the 35-match unbeaten run record that had previously been shared by Spain and Brazil.
