The defenseless Elephants face Deniz Undav, savior of Germany (2-1)

He made it even louder. It only took him eight minutes, on a cross from Amiri entering at the same time as him, to equalize (68^e). Before becoming the executioner of the Ivory Coast by registering his 9^e goal on his 11th day^e selection in additional time (90 + 3) to recall all its usefulness, its effectiveness. To the point of making himself indispensable? Nagelsmann will have to decide after a meeting where his men were pushed around, trampled on certain sequences by elephants who were impressive in their ability to impose their tempo and who undoubtedly deserved better.

The Germans were warned but being the first to discover the immensity of Diomandé’s talent was not enough. Leaving the winger one on one, even against Kimmich, is a huge mistake and the rookie of the year in the Bundesliga made the difference to deliver a cross first clumsily taken by Diallo blocked by Brown then finally exploited by Kessie (30th).

Germany is warned: beware of the great danger Yan Diomandé

Before and after, Nagelsmann’s men had a goal refused, for a charge by Pavlovic on Fofana (22^e) and a foul from Musiala on Kossounou (39^e). Without being able to cry scandal, they who had obtained via this head of Havertz only one other real opportunity (10^e).

Having become the most capped goalkeeper in the history of the World Cup with 21 matches, one more than Lloris, Neuer was relieved to see Kessié not being able to arm his shot (50^e), Inao Oulaï sending his just over (53^e) and especially Adingra not trying his luck directly, leaving Goretzka time to intervene (88^e). All in a crazy end to the match where Fofana made the necessary save in front of Brown (89^e) when Amiri’s shot was too soft (90^e). To better leave Undav the role of executioner or hero of history. Question of point of view.

The technical

GERMANY : Newer; Kimmich, Tah, Schlotterbeck (46^e Rüdiger), Brown ; Conclusion, Pavlovic (60^e Supervisor) ; Sané (60^e Leweling), Musiala (60^e Undav), Wirtz ; Havertz (85^e Goretzka).

IVORY COAST: Fofana ; Single (82^e Doué), Kossounou, Agbadou, Konan ; Inao Oulaï, Sangaré (75^e Fofana), Kessié; Diallo (75^e Adingra), Bonny (75^e Guessand), Diomandé (85^e Pépé).

REFEREE: Juan Gabriel Benitez (Paraguay).

Buts : 30^e Kessie (0-1), 68^e Undav (1-1), 90 + 4 Undav (1-2).