{"id":28998,"date":"2026-06-21T00:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T00:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?p=28998"},"modified":"2026-06-21T00:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T00:00:09","slug":"undav-inspires-germany-comeback-as-four-time-champions-book-round-of-32-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/undav-inspires-germany-comeback-as-four-time-champions-book-round-of-32-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Undav inspires Germany comeback as four-time champions book Round of 32 spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Awambeng Fuh<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Football writer kick442.com &#8211; Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Germany secured their place in the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after coming from behind to beat C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire 2-1 in a thrilling Group E encounter on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>It was the second group match for both sides, with Germany seeking to maintain their perfect start after thrashing Cura\u00e7ao in their opener, while C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire entered the contest buoyed by their victory over Ecuador.<\/p>\n<p>The Elephants made the brighter start and took the lead in the 30th minute when captain Franck Yannick Kessi\u00e9 finished clinically to hand the African side a deserved advantage at the break.<\/p>\n<p>Germany struggled to find a breakthrough for much of the second half before head coach Julian Nagelsmann turned to his bench. The introduction of Deniz Undav proved decisive as the striker changed the complexion of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Undav levelled matters in the 68th minute before striking again deep into stoppage time, scoring in the 90+4th minute to complete a dramatic turnaround and secure all three points for the four-time world champions.<\/p>\n<p>The victory means Germany have now won their opening two matches and have officially booked their place in the Round of 32, ending any fears of another early exit after failing to progress beyond the group stage at the previous two World Cups.<\/p>\n<p>For C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, defeat leaves qualification hopes hanging in the balance ahead of their final group match against Cura\u00e7ao.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n\u26bd 30\u2019 Franck Yannick Kessi\u00e9 (C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire)<br \/>\n\u26bd 68\u2019 Deniz Undav (Germany)<br \/>\n\u26bd 90+4\u2019 Deniz Undav (Germany)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Full Time: \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Germany 2-1 C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddee<\/strong><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Awambeng Fuh Football writer kick442.com &#8211; Cameroon Germany secured their place in the&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":29000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,139,25,5,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive","category-featured","category-fifa","category-football","category-world-cup"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - 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