Key Facts

• Ivory Coast played Germany in a World Cup Group E match that ended 2-1 in Germany’s favor.
• The game was tied 1-1 until Germany scored a winning goal in stoppage time (added time after regular play).
• Ivory Coast coach Emerse Fae said Germany did not show fair play when they kept the ball after an Ivory Coast player, Wilfried Singo, was injured and sent the ball out.
• Germany’s left back Nathaniel Brown did not return the ball to Ivory Coast but threw it in to start an attack instead.
• Ivory Coast scored first with a goal by Franck Kessie; Germany tied with a goal from Deniz Undav, who also scored the winning goal.
• Fae said both teams deserved to win but credited Germany’s experience for their victory.
• Ivory Coast has never reached the Round of 32 in the World Cup and needs a win in the next game against Curacao to have a chance.
• A loss in their next match would be Ivory Coast’s worst World Cup result.