Drawn By Ivory Coast 1-1, Germany Failed To Tokyo Olympics Quarterfinals

JAKARTA - The German football team has certainly failed to reach the quarter-finals after being held to a 1-1 draw by Ivory Coast in the final match of Group D at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics at Miyagi Stadium, Wednesday, July 28.

Launching Antara, both teams had to work hard to fight for tickets to the quarterfinals. Germany appeared pressed early in the game and threatened in the 10th minute.

The combination of good feedback from German players on the left makes Marco Richer have space to open fire in the penalty box. However, Richer's efforts were wide of the Ivory Coast goal.

Germany was still dominant until the middle of the first half. A golden opportunity owned Nationalel in the 25th minute.

Starting from Max Kruse's measured pass from the left, Ragnar Ache who was standing in front of the goal headed the ball, but his efforts were still thwarted by the crossbar.

Despite appearing pressing, Germany failed to score until the first half was complete. The glasses score lasted until halftime.

After the break, both teams played more openly. Ivory Coast was then able to break the deadlock in the 67th minute.

Starting from a throw-in on the right, which resulted in a chaos in front of the German goal. Benjamin Henrichs was not good enough to anticipate this until his sweep went into his own net. The score became 1-0.

Germany could equalize in the 73rd minute. An Eduard Loewen free kick was able to outwit Ivory Coast goalkeeper Tape and make the position 1-1.

In the rest of the match, Germany hunted for the winning goal that could pass them to the next phase. However, a series of their efforts failed to produce results until the game ended. A 1-1 draw closed 90 minutes.

This result forced Germany to be eliminated from the 2020 Olympics. They were only able to finish third in Group D with four points.

Meanwhile, Ivory Coast successfully advanced to the quarter-finals after being ranked second in Group D with five points. They accompanied Brazil as the top standings who collected seven points.

Our @Olympics campaign comes to an end. #WirfuerD #Tokyo2020 #GERCIV pic.twitter.com/2gakg4tFoV

— Germany (@DFB_Team_EN) July 28, 2021

Lineup:

Germany: Florian Muller; Benjamin Henrichs, David Raum, Jordan Torunarigha, Felix Uduokhai, Nadiem Amiri (Keven Schlotterbec 86'), Maximilian Arnold (Eduard Loewen 46'), Arne Maier (Anton Stach 79'), Marco Ritcher (Cedric Teuchert 62'), Ragnar Ache , Max Kruse

Ivory Coast: Tape; Ismael Diallo, Kouadio Dabila, Eric Bailly, Willfried Singo; Abdul Keita, Idrissa Doumbia (Amad Diallo 57'); Max Gradel, Franck Kessie, Christian Kouamé; Youssiuf Dao