{"id":487715,"date":"2026-06-20T23:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T23:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/487715\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T23:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T23:59:09","slug":"fifa-world-cup-germany-come-from-behind-to-beat-ivory-coast-and-book-spot-in-last-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/487715\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifa World Cup: Germany come from behind to beat Ivory Coast and book spot in last 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kessie turned in from close range following strong work by teenage Ivorian phenomenon Yan Diomande, who is in the sights of some of Europe\u2019s top clubs, including Liverpool.<\/p>\n

The Germans thought they had found the net twice in the first half.<\/p>\n

Nathaniel Brown\u2019s corner in the 21st minute was knocked into the goal by Aleksandar Pavlovic, but Paraguayan referee Juan Gabriel Benitez immediately called it back – charging Pavlovic with fouling Ivorian goalkeeper Yahia Fofana.<\/p>\n

Then, in the 38th minute, German forward and Arsenal star Kai Havertz had the ball in the net, but it was disallowed because of a foul by Bayern Munich\u2019s Jamal Musiala.<\/p>\n

Fifa World Cup schedule and results<\/a><\/p>\n

When the second half began, the Germans applied relentless pressure.<\/p>\n

The vaunted Ivorian defence held firm till the 68th minute, but ultimately the Germans broke through.<\/p>\n

Undav, of VfB Stuttgart, volleyed in a cross by Nadiem Amiri in the 63rd minute.<\/p>\n

His second sent Nagelsmann and the German crowd into a frenzy as the Germans snapped a string of disappointments at the last two World Cups.<\/p>\n

Fifa World Cup standings<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWinning mentality, team spirit – we had exactly what you need to be successful in a tournament,\u201d Germany defender Jonathan Tah told MagentaTV.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe never gave up, we kept going no matter what. The guys coming off the bench brought energy. Deniz deserves a special mention, outstanding!\u201d<\/p>\n

The Ivorians have never advanced at a World Cup, but may still move on with a win over debutants Curacao in their final group stage match.<\/p>\n

Go all in to unlock every Fifa World Cup 2026 match with a TVNZ+ Event Pass<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kessie turned in from close range following strong work by teenage Ivorian phenomenon Yan Diomande, who is in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":487716,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[41813,80515,95,4498,4057,2108,11586,8615,57534,10542,18089,36862,1888,71,1223,78,24195,22946,685,111,139,69,1523,45642,20488,7811,213,15412,2044,61,1865,8982,102,377],"class_list":["post-487715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-41813","tag-80515","tag-and","tag-beat","tag-behind","tag-book","tag-coast","tag-come","tag-comefrombehind","tag-cup","tag-dramatic","tag-fifa","tag-first","tag-from","tag-germany","tag-in","tag-ivory","tag-knockout","tag-last","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-over","tag-phase","tag-reached","tag-since","tag-sports","tag-spot","tag-time","tag-to","tag-today","tag-victory","tag-with","tag-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/487716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}