Yahoo Sports reports: The first cheers erupted on the small pitch behind the TSV Achim clubhouse long before kick-off on Wednesday. Forty-five minutes before the start of the Germany's World Cup match against Ecuador, ARD switched its broadcast from East Rutherford in New York - 6,000 kilometres away - to the small town of Achim, near Bremen.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 26, 2026 6:58 AM
Small German town of Achim celebrates local hero Deniz Undav
The first cheers erupted on the small pitch behind the TSV Achim clubhouse long before kick-off on Wednesday. Forty-five minutes before the start of the Germany's World Cup match against Ecuador, ARD switched its broadcast from East Rutherford in New York - 6,000 kilometres away - to the small town of Achim, near Bremen.
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