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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 21Germany Reaches World Cup Knockouts with 94th-Minute Goal After 12-Year Wait
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 21Summary
- A 94th-minute winner sent Germany into the World Cup knockout stage, ending a 12-year run without advancing from the group phase.
- Deniz Undav scored twice in the 2-1 comeback over Côte d’Ivoire, canceling Franck Kessié’s opener before striking again in stoppage time.
- Felix Nmecha supplied the decisive late pass in Toronto, where Germany turned pressure into three points and a place in the last 16.
- The breakthrough follows Germany’s group-stage exits in 2018 and 2022, making this their first World Cup progression since 2014.
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