{"id":19038,"date":"2026-06-21T07:43:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T01:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=19038"},"modified":"2026-06-21T07:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T01:58:17","slug":"undavs-brace-sends-germany-into-knockout-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=19038","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Undav\u2019s Brace Sends Germany into Knockout Stage<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto. Substitute Deniz Undav scored twice as four-time world champion Germany came from behind to defeat C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire 2-1 and secure a place in the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Germany fell behind in its second group-stage match but produced a strong comeback to claim an important victory. C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire captain Franck Kessi\u00e9 gave the African side the lead in the first half, leaving Germany searching for an equalizer for much of the match.<\/p>\n<p>Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann introduced players from the bench in the second half, and the move changed the rhythm of the game. In the 68th minute, Undav converted a fine cross from Nadiem Amiri to bring Germany level at 1-1.<\/p>\n<p>As the match appeared to be heading toward a draw, Undav struck again in the fourth minute of stoppage time. His decisive goal gave Germany a 2-1 win and secured the team\u2019s place in the Round of 32 before its final group match.<\/p>\n<p>For C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, the defeat was painful. The team created several chances in the second half but failed to make them count. However, its hopes of reaching the knockout stage remain alive, as it will face Cura\u00e7ao in the final group match.<\/p>\n<p>Germany had earlier opened its campaign with a commanding 7-1 victory over Cura\u00e7ao. In that match, Undav also came off the bench, scored once and created two goal-scoring opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>With impressive performances in two consecutive matches, Undav has established himself as an important \u201csuper sub\u201d for Germany. 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Germany fell behind in its second group-stage match but produced a strong comeback to claim an important victory. C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire captain Franck &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Undav\u2019s Brace Sends Germany into Knockout Stage - Dragon Media<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=19038\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Undav\u2019s Brace Sends Germany into Knockout Stage - Dragon Media\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Toronto. 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