Germany’s FIFA World Cup group stage match against Ivory Coast was a hard fought match, but after the West Africans opened the scoring midway through the first half, a goal from substitute Deniz Undav brought the Germans back level. Fighting for the lead in the match, both sides were willing to give no ground.
So when Ivory Coast player Wilfrie Singo went down after attempting to dribble down the touchline, Germany’s Nathaniel Brown chose to attempt to continue with the match rather than leave it off
the field. This led to loud protests from Ivory Coast, who believe Germany should have quietly agreed to stop play and Germany, who wanted to keep playing and attack the goal with Singo on the ground. Opposition head coaches Julian Nagelsmann and Emerse Faé were particularly vocal in their complaints.
After the match, Faé spoke to the media and was asked about a discussion he held with Brown. FIFA’s YouTube channel captured Faé explaining that he had told the rumored Bayern Munich transfer target to stay humble after the latter’s reaction and insistence on playing on, that he does not need to talk badly about the team and that Faé had wished that the entire German team had shown more fair play.
The match was able to finish without any more controversies, but there was one more big moment as Undav doubled his tally to give Germany the 2-1 victory. Having sealed not just progression to the Round of 32 but also top spot in Group E, Germany will look to ride their current 11 match winning streak to a long overdue run in the tournament.
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