Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
Cote d’Ivoire put on their special touch against Germany tonight, Saturday night, in the second round match of the 2026 World Cup Group E hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico.
Cote d’Ivoire surprised their German counterpart with a goal by team captain Franck Kessie, a star of Saudi Al-Ahly, in the 30th minute of the game.
Kessett produced a World Cup highlight as he put Germany in a late position against African opposition for the fourth time in World Cup history.
According to X platform Mr. Historical stats published by Cheap have Germany trailing 3 African teams ahead of the World Cup ahead of today’s game.
The first time was in 1970, when Morocco took the lead with a goal before the Germans managed to overturn the result and win 2-1.
In the 1982 World Cup, Germany suffered one of their most famous group stage defeats to Algeria 2–1, in a match later linked to the events of the “Gijón Scandal”, which later changed the system for the final group stage of the World Cup to prevent the fouls in the next round that hurt Austria and Germany. the completeness of that version.
The third time Ghana progressed against Germany was in 2014, before the encounter ended in a 2-2 draw, in a tournament which the Germans later won.
Kese’s goal in today’s match was decisive in the first half, which ended with the Ivory Coast advancing, looking for another win that would put them top of their group and seal their place in the round of 32 after beating Ecuador in the first round.
