Toni Kroos was earning his 95th cap for his country
Toni Kroos scored twice as Germany booked their place at Euro 2020 with a routine victory over Belarus.
Matthias Ginter opened the scoring for the hosts in Monchengladbach before Leon Goretzka doubled their lead.
Real Madrid's Kroos then scored two fine goals to seal a comfortable win.
Meanwhile, Northern Ireland's failure to beat the Netherlands means the Dutch have also qualified from Group C, while Northern Ireland must now try to qualify through the play-offs.
Joachim Low's Germany side dominated from the off at Borussia-Park but the away side, to their credit, defended stubbornly to hold them off until the 41st minute.
But after Ginter broke the deadlock with a clever backheel from Serge Gnabry's cross, Die Mannschaft began to play with a real swagger, knowing their opponents' resilience was broken.
Bayern Munich's Goretzka swept home a Kroos corner early in the second half before the Los Blancos playmaker got on the scoresheet with a sumptuous finish from the edge of the box.
However, after the hosts' third goal went in, Belarus improved and began to open up as they pushed for a goal in their final Euro 2020 qualifier.
And they had a golden opportunity to score with 15 minutes left when Robin Koch felled Pavel Nyakhaychyk, but Manuel Neuer produced a superb save to keep out Ihar Stasevich's penalty.
Kroos then had the final say as he collected a pass in the penalty area, beat a couple of defenders and slotted home to cap his side's victory.
Germany will now play their final qualifier against Northern Ireland in Frankfurt on Tuesday (19:45 GMT) knowing their place in next year's finals is secure.
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Line-ups
Germany
1Neuer
13Klostermann
4Ginter
2KochBooked at 75mins
14Schulz
21Gündogan
6Kimmich
8Kroos
18Goretzka
20GnabrySubstituted forWaldschmidtat 84'minutesSubstituted forRudyat 90+1'minutes
9WernerSubstituted forBrandtat 68'minutes
Substitutes
3Hector
5Tah
10Brandt
11Amiri
12Leno
15Serdar
16Rudy
17Stark
19Waldschmidt
22ter Stegen
Belarus
1Gutor
21Matveychik
3Martynovich
4Naumov
5Polyakov
7KovalevSubstituted forSkavyshat 78'minutes
18Maevski
2Dragun
23NekhajchikSubstituted forBessmertnyat 84'minutes
22Stasevich
19LaptevSubstituted forLisakovichat 68'minutes
Substitutes
6Bessmertny
8Sachivko
9Klimovich
10Pavlovets
11Skavysh
12Chichkan
13Zolotov
14Yablonski
15Kislyak
16Chernik
17Lisakovich
20Veretilo
Referee:
Orel Grinfeld
Match Stats
Home TeamGermanyAway TeamBelarus
Possession
Home71%
Away29%
Shots
Home31
Away13
Shots on Target
Home10
Away5
Corners
Home11
Away2
Fouls
Home12
Away7
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Match ends, Germany 4, Belarus 0.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4'
Second Half ends, Germany 4, Belarus 0.
Posted at 90'+2'
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Dmitry Bessmertny.
Posted at 90'+1'
Attempt missed. Nikita Naumov (Belarus) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Igor Stasevich with a cross following a corner.
SubstitutionPosted at 90'+1'
Substitution, Germany. Sebastian Rudy replaces Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.
Posted at 90'+1'
Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Robin Koch.
Posted at 88'
Foul by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Germany).
Posted at 88'
Aleksandr Gutor (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
SubstitutionPosted at 84'
Substitution, Belarus. Dmitry Bessmertny replaces Pavel Nekhajchik.
SubstitutionPosted at 84'
Substitution, Germany. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt replaces Serge Gnabry.
Goal!Posted at 83'
Goal! Germany 4, Belarus 0. Toni Kroos (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
Posted at 81'
Attempt blocked. Serge Gnabry (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
SubstitutionPosted at 78'
Substitution, Belarus. Maksim Skavysh replaces Yuri Kovalev.
Posted at 78'
Foul by Serge Gnabry (Germany).
Posted at 78'
Nikita Naumov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 75'
Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Manuel Neuer.
Posted at 75'
Penalty saved! Igor Stasevich (Belarus) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
BookingPosted at 75'
Robin Koch (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 74'
Penalty conceded by Robin Koch (Germany) after a foul in the penalty area.
Posted at 74'
Penalty Belarus. Pavel Nekhajchik draws a foul in the penalty area.
Posted at 73'
Attempt saved. Pavel Nekhajchik (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitali Lisakovich with a through ball.
Posted at 73'
Foul by Robin Koch (Germany).
Posted at 73'
Yuri Kovalev (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 72'
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Nikita Naumov.
Posted at 72'
Attempt saved. Vitali Lisakovich (Belarus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Maevski.
Posted at 71'
Attempt saved. Leon Goretzka (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthias Ginter with a cross.
Posted at 70'
Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nico Schulz.
Posted at 69'
Attempt missed. Stanislav Dragun (Belarus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Igor Stasevich with a cross.
SubstitutionPosted at 68'
Substitution, Germany. Julian Brandt replaces Timo Werner.
SubstitutionPosted at 68'
Substitution, Belarus. Vitali Lisakovich replaces Denis Laptev.
Posted at 68'
Offside, Germany. Toni Kroos tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
Posted at 67'
Attempt missed. Pavel Nekhajchik (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Igor Stasevich.
Posted at 66'
Matthias Ginter (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 66'
Foul by Igor Stasevich (Belarus).
Posted at 65'
Toni Kroos (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 65'
Foul by Igor Stasevich (Belarus).
Posted at 63'
Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 63'
Foul by Denis Laptev (Belarus).
Posted at 61'
Foul by Nico Schulz (Germany).
Posted at 61'
Yuri Kovalev (Belarus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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