Yahoo Sports reports: Deniz Undav should now start for Germany at the World Cup after his match-winning double off the bench against Ivory Coast, the country's record appearance maker Lothar Matthäus said on Sunday. Undav turned the game around in Toronto, with his stoppage-time winner sending Germany to the knock-out stages for the first time since they lifted the trophy in 2014.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 21, 2026 3:41 PM
Matthäus wants Undav in Germany's starting team
Deniz Undav should now start for Germany at the World Cup after his match-winning double off the bench against Ivory Coast, the country's record appearance maker Lothar Matthäus said on Sunday. Undav turned the game around in Toronto, with his stoppage-time winner sending Germany to the knock-out stages for the first time since they lifted the trophy in 2014.
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