Germany vs Ivory Coast, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA World CupSuper sub Deniz Undav earns Germany last-minute World Cup win over Ivory Coast
A brace by substitute Deniz Undav fired Germany to a last-gasp 2-1 win over Ivory Coast to secure their place in the last 32 of the World Cup.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 4': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Franck Kessie is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yahia Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire). Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 11': Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Singo (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 14': Delay in match because of an injury Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany).
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Attempt missed. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Pavlovic.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Felix Nmecha (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck.
- 21': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Ibrahim Sangaré.
- 21': Yahia Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany).
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Yahia Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Amad Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Yan Diomande with a cross.
- 30': Goal! Germany 0, Côte d'Ivoire 1. Franck Kessie (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 37': Handball by Christ Inao Oulaï (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 38': Attempt saved. Ange-Yoan Bonny (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Manuel Neuer (Germany). Assisted by Yan Diomande.
- 39': Odilon Kossounou (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Jamal Musiala (Germany).
- 40': Foul by Franck Kessie (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 40': Jamal Musiala (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
- 41': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Ghislain Konan.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Emmanuel Agbadou.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Felix Nmecha (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
- 45'+7': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yahia Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire). Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Germany 0, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Germany 0, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
- 45': Substitution, Germany. Antonio Rüdiger replaces Nico Schlotterbeck because of an injury.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christ Inao Oulaï.
- 48': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Ibrahim Sangaré.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessie (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
- 51': Attempt missed. Christ Inao Oulaï (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Amad Diallo following a fast break.
- 54': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Felix Nmecha.
- 55': Foul by Yan Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 55': Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Yan Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 57': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Germany) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Tah.
- 58': Foul by Ange-Yoan Bonny (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 58': Jonathan Tah (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Amad Diallo.
- 59': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Amad Diallo.
- 60': Substitution, Germany. Jamie Leweling replaces Leroy Sané.
- 60': Substitution, Germany. Deniz Undav replaces Jamal Musiala.
- 60': Substitution, Germany. Nadiem Amiri replaces Aleksandar Pavlovic.
- 61': Attempt missed. Jamie Leweling (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
- 63': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.
- 63': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Germany) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Ibrahim Sangaré.
- 67': Yahia Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Deniz Undav (Germany).
- 68': Goal! Germany 1, Côte d'Ivoire 1. Deniz Undav (Germany) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross.
- 71': Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Evann Guessand replaces Ange-Yoan Bonny.
- 75': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Seko Fofana replaces Ibrahim Sangaré.
- 75': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Simon Adingra replaces Amad Diallo.
- 79': Christ Inao Oulaï (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Felix Nmecha (Germany).
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Wilfried Singo (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Delay in match (Germany).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Yan Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Germany).
- 82': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Guéla Doué replaces Wilfried Singo because of an injury.
- 83': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
- 85': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Nicolas Pépé replaces Yan Diomande.
- 85': Substitution, Germany. Leon Goretzka replaces Kai Havertz.
- 86': Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Yahia Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire). Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a headed pass.
- 87': Foul by Evann Guessand (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 87': Felix Nmecha (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt saved. Nathaniel Brown (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yahia Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire). Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Nadiem Amiri (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yahia Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire). Assisted by Deniz Undav.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Foul by Guéla Doué (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 90'+3': Florian Wirtz (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Goal! Germany 2, Côte d'Ivoire 1. Deniz Undav (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Felix Nmecha with a through ball.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Germany 2, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
- 0': Match ends, Germany 2, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
Statistics
 CIV |
GER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 5 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 40.5 | Possession | 59.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 367 | Accurate Passes | 555 |
| 431 | Passes | 624 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 31 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 20 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 26 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Venue: BMO Field
Location: Toronto, Canada
Attendance: 43,036
Venue: BMO Field
Location: Toronto, Canada
Attendance: 43,036
FIFA World Cup Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Curaçao | 3 | -8 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Germany (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
| 15 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 18 | Nathaniel Brown |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 10 | Jamal Musiala |
| 5 | Aleksandar Pavlovic |
| 23 | Felix Nmecha |
| 7 | Kai Havertz |
| 17 | Florian Wirtz |
| 19 | Leroy Sané |
Ivory Coast (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yahia Fofana (GK) |
| 20 | Emmanuel Agbadou |
| 7 | Odilon Kossounou |
| 18 | Ibrahim Sangaré |
| 3 | Ghislain Konan |
| 5 | Wilfried Singo |
| 26 | Christ Inao Oulaï |
| 8 | Franck Kessié |
| 11 | Yan Diomande |
| 15 | Amad Diallo |
| 9 | Ange-Yoan Bonny |
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