STUTTGART, Germany (AP) – Deniz Undauf has increased the pressure on Germany national team coach Julian Nagelsmann to include him in the squad. world cup He scored the winning goal in a 2-1 win against Ghana on Monday, confirming the club’s good form.
Unduff had not played for Germany since June, but 7 goals He was helped in the last six Bundesliga games. get a recall. The German national team was playing a friendly at their home stadium in Stuttgart, and the fans were cheering for Unduff long before he came off the bench.
The match looked headed for a draw when he flicked the ball over the Ghanaian goalkeeper in the 88th minute, giving Germany their seventh consecutive win.
Ghana’s Abdul Fatou scored on the counter, canceling out Germany’s Kai Havertz’s penalty.
After Florian Wirtz’s brilliant attacking performance in Germany 4-3 victory over SwitzerlandGermany was expected to score high against Austria, who lost 5-1. Despite the continuous rain, it was a peaceful victory.
Nick Woltemade was one of four German substitutes in the starting lineup, but his main impact was a second-half header that hit the bar.
Havertz put Germany ahead with a penalty just before half-time after Jonas Adjetei blocked a shot with his arm. Ghana equalized on the counter in the 70th minute when German Derrick Cohn ran up the left flank, beat defender Josha Vagnoman and delivered a low cross for Fatau to score.
Nice’s Ghanaian defender Kojo Peprah Opong injured his left foot in the game against Waltemade and had to be helped off the field.
Germany will also play pre-World Cup friendlies against Finland in May and co-hosts the United States in June, before facing Curaçao, Ivory Coast and Ecuador in Group E of the tournament.
Ghana has lost four consecutive friendly matches. Group L includes Panama, England and Croatia.
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