Toronto, Canada – Germany officially secured their place in the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup, after turning a deficit into a thrilling 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast, in the match that brought them together as part of the second round of Group E.
The German team struggled against Ivory Coast’s defensive organization during the first half, and the “Elephants” managed to take the lead in the 30th minute through Franck Kessie, who took advantage of confusion inside the penalty area and successfully shot the ball into the net, giving his country the advantage before the break.
In the second half, the German team intensified their pressure in search of a way back into the game, and substitute Deniz Ondav succeeded in bringing his team back into the match after scoring the equalizer in the 68th minute, taking advantage of a perfect cross sent by Nadiem Amiri.
The German team continued their attempts to snatch all the points of the match, and Amiri almost gave his team the lead in stoppage time, but his shot found goalkeeper Yahya Fofana in the right place.
As the match was heading towards a draw, Ondav reappeared at the crucial moment, scoring the winning goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time, after receiving a superb pass from Felix Nmecha and going one-on-one with the goalkeeper before putting the ball into the net.
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— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) June 20, 2026With this victory, the German national team raised its tally to 6 points from two matches, taking sole possession of the top spot in Group E and officially securing its qualification for the knockout stages before the final round.
In contrast, Ivory Coast’s tally remained frozen at 3 points, meaning they still need to achieve a positive result in the final round in order to maintain their hopes of advancing to the next round.
Despite securing qualification, the German national team still needs to officially clinch the top spot in the group, pending the results of the final round.
