Germany drew 1-1 with Ivory Coast in the last match of Group D at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. This result made Germany fail to advance to the quarterfinals.
Germany faces Ivory Coast at Miyagi Stadium in the final match of Group D in the men’s soccer sports at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Wednesday (28/7/2021) afternoon. Both teams must elbow each other for a ticket to the quarterfinals.
Germany appeared pressing at the beginning of the match. They threatened in the 10th minute.
The combination of good feedback from German players on the left side made Marco Richer have space to open fire in the penalty box. Richer’s effort was wide of the Ivory Coast goal.
Germany was still dominant until the middle of the first half. Nationalelf had a golden opportunity in the 25th minute.
Max Kruse’s measured pass from the left was headed by Ragnar Ache who was standing in front of goal. However, the ball still hit the crossbar.
Despite appearing pressing, Germany failed to score until the first half was complete. The score 0-0 lasted until halftime.
After the break, the duel became more open after Ivory Coast dared to attack. Ivory Coast was then able to break the deadlock in the 67th minute.
Starting from a throw-in on the right side, there was chaos in front of the German goal. Benjamin Henrichs was not good enough to anticipate this until his sweep actually broke into his own goal.
Germany could equalize the numbers in the 73rd minute. Eduard Loewen’s curling free kick beat Ivory Coast goalkeeper Tape. Score draw 1-1.
In the remaining matches, Germany hunted for the winning goal that could pass them to the knockout phase. However, their efforts were fruitless until the game ended. Score draw 1-1 closed 90 minutes.
This result forced Germany to be eliminated from the 2020 Olympics. They were only able to finish third in Group D with four points.
Meanwhile, Ivory Coast successfully advanced to the quarterfinals after being ranked second in Group D with five points. They accompanied Brazil as the top standings who collected seven points.
Lineup:
German: Florian Muller; Benjamin Henrichs, David Raum, Jordan Torunarigha, Felix Uduokhai, Nadiem Amiri (Keven Schlotterbec 86 ‘), Maximilian Arnold (Eduard Loewen 46’), Arne Maier (Anton Stach 79 ‘), Marco Ritcher (Cedric Teuchert 62’), Ragnar Ache , Max Kruse
Ivory Coast: Tape; Ismael Diallo, Kouadio Dabila, Eric Bailly, Willfried Singo; Abdul Keita, Idrissa Doumbia (Amad Diallo 57 ‘); Max Gradel, Franck Kessié, Christian Kouamé; Youssiuf Dao
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