FIFA World Cup: Deniz Undav’s two magical goals, Germany defeated Ivory Coast and made place in the World Cup knockout

Toronto: In a very exciting match of Group-E of the Football World Cup, four-time champion Germany has qualified for the Knockout Stage by defeating Ivory Coast 2-1. The star player of this brilliant victory of Germany was Deniz Undav, who came on the field as a substitute player in the second half and scored two brilliant goals and brought his team out of the crisis of defeat.

KC gave lead to Ivory Coast

The start of the match was full of ups and downs for Germany. Germany played aggressively in the first half, but two of its goals were cancelled.

– 21st minute: Ivory Coast goalkeeper Yahya Fofana scored an own goal, but it was disallowed due to a foul by Germany midfielder Alexander Pavlovic.

– 38th minute: Kai Havertz put the ball in the net, but once again the goal was canceled due to a foul.

Meanwhile, in the 30th minute of the match, Ivory Coast captain Frank Casey took advantage of the opportunity and scored a brilliant goal and increased the pressure on Germany by taking a 1-0 lead.

Undav’s magic and Germany’s entry into the knockout

After trailing by a goal for almost 40 minutes, the Germany coach changed tactics and sent Deniz Undav and Nadiem Amiri on the field in the 60th minute of the match. This decision proved to be a masterstroke:

– First goal (68th minute): Nadiem Amiri’s long pass was cleverly passed by Kai Havertz to Undav, on which Undav made no mistake and scored the equalizing goal.

– Decisive goal (injury time – 90+4th minute): When the match was heading towards a draw, in the fourth minute of injury time, Undav deflected an excellent pass from Felix Nmecha into the net past the Ivory Coast goalkeeper and gave Germany a thrilling 2-1 victory.

Why is this victory special for Germany?

The win marks the end of a major drought for 2014 World Cup winners Germany. The team was eliminated from the group stage in the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. This is the first time since 2014 that Germany has succeeded in progressing beyond the group stage. Germany is on top of the points table of Group E with its second consecutive win, while Ivory Coast is also in the race for the knockouts with 3 points.