The German national team won Ivory Coast in a second round Group E match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
At the beginning of the game, “Bundestim” began to put pressure on the opponent, but the Ivorians recovered and began to respond. In the 14th minute, Diomande had a chance to break into the goal plane, but failed to take advantage of his chance.
Already after 8 minutes, the Germans played a corner, as a result of which Pavlovych scored the ball with his head. However, the referee of the match canceled this goal-kicking, because, in his opinion, the German midfielder violated the rules when fighting with the Ivorian goalkeeper Yahya Fofana.
Then there was the famous hydration, after which it was visible how the coach of Germany, Julian Nagelsmann, expressed his displeasure with the referee’s decision.
In the 30th minute, Frank Kessier took advantage of the rebound and opened the score in this meeting. After the scored goal, Emers Fae’s team acted more confidently and repeatedly disturbed the opponent’s defense.
The second 45-minute period began. At the 50th minute Kessier tried for a double, but did not take advantage of his chance and hit the goalkeeper. Then the Ivorians continued for some time they controlled the course of the game and periodically put pressure on the favorites of this match.
The Germans were able to correct the situation only in the 68th minute. Undav, who came off the bench just 8 minutes ago, took advantage of Amiri’s excellent long pass.
The end of this game was overshadowed by the injury of Wilfried Singo. It seemed that this match would end in a draw, but under the veil of confrontation, Undav scored the second goal and brought victory to his team.
World Cup-2026 in football
Group E, 2nd round, June 20
Germany – Ivory Coast 2:1 (0:1)
Goals: 0:1 – 30 Cassier, 1:1 – 68 Undav, 2:1 – 90+4 Undav
After this game, the Germans took first place in the table E and guaranteed themselves a place in the 1/16 finals of the tournament. AND Ivory Coast remained in second position.
It should be noted that Germany will play in the World Cup playoffs for the first time since 2014. At the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, the Bundesteam finished the fight at the group stage.
Former national team The Netherlands defeated Sweden 5:1 in the second round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup.
