The starting XIs
Germany (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer - Jonathan Tah, Joshua Kimmich, Nico Schlotterbeck, Nathaniel Brown - Aleksandar Pavlovic, Felix Nmecha - Jamal Musiala, Florian Wirtz, Leroy Sane - Kai Havertz
Ivory Coast (4-4-2): Yahia Fofana - Ghislain Konan, Wilfried Singo, Odilon Kossounou, Emmanuel Agbadou - Franck Kessie, Ibrahim Sangare, Yan Diomande, Amad Diallo - Ange-Yoan Bonny, Christ Inao Oulai
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Germany will close out the group stage against Ecuador on Thursday in New Jersey while Ivory Coast face Curacao in Philadelphia.
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A 'home' game for Germany
Undav's brilliant second triggered a massive roar from the overwhelmingly pro-German crowd of 43,000 in Toronto.
It's worth remembering that exhorbitant ticket prices and travel restrictions imposed by the Trump administration have kept fans from certain countries away from the World Cup, despite FIFA's promise this would be the "most inclusive" tournament ever.
While US travel restrictions on Ivorians would not have applied for this game in Canada, they will have discouraged many fans from making the journey to North America.
A tough defeat to swallow for the Ivorians. Piroschka Van De Wouw, Reuters
Full time! Germany win 2-1!
Deniz Undav is the hero for Germany after coming off the bench to turn the game around, scoring two goals and threatening more.
Heartbreak for Ivory Coast, who came so close and were the better team for much of the game.
Photo: Thomas Mukoya, Reuters
Undav scores! Germany 2-1 Ivory Coast!
Nmecha sends a beautiful pass into the feet of Undav, who turns and slots the ball into the corner.
What a comeback!
What a chance!
Amiri really should put Germany ahead put his weak shot from the middle of the box is straight at Fofana.
Six minutes of added time
This is frantic, box-to-box football now.
Great save by Fofana!
A lovely German move ends with Brown volleying across the goalkeeper, but Fofana dives to his left and palms away.
Doué, Pepe and Goretska on
Guela Doué, brother of France's Désiré Doué, has come on for the injured Singo. Nicola Pepe is also on for the tiring Diomande.
On the German side, Havertz makes way for Goretzka.
Singo off injured
The excellent Singo is forced off after appearing to tweak his hamstring.
A big blow for the Ivorians.
Drinks!
And a timely break for the Ivorians, who suddenly find themselves in a pickle.
Undav finds the net! Germany are level!
Amiri, who's made quite the impact since coming on, finds Undav in the box with a lovely chip, and the powerful forward volleys home from close range.
Timely substitutions indeed.
Havertz close!
Kimmich swings a good cross in to the far post. Fofana is beaten but Havertz, perhaps surprised to see the keeper miss, puts his header wide.
That's a bad miss.
Triple change
Three changes for Germany, who are in desperate need of a reset.
Sane, Musiala and Pavlovic come off for Leweling, Undav and Amiri.
Germany on the ropes
The German defence is soaking in wave after wave of Ivorian attacks.
The Mannshaft is getting outmanoeuvered and outrun.
Ivory Coast come close!
An even better chance for Oulai after another brilliant run, but his shot sails over the bar.
Ivory Coast should be 2-0 up.
Chance for Kessie!
Kessie has the ball inside the Germany box after a barnstorming charge from his own half but he's slightly off balance and can only pass the ball to Neuer.
- The teams
- Off we go!
- GOAL! Germany 0-1 Ivory Coast
- Half-time!
- We're off again!
- Undav finds the net! Germany are level!
- Undav scores! Germany 2-1 Ivory Coast!
- Full time! Germany win 2-1!
We're off again!
Rudiger comes on for Schlotterbeck.
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(FRANCE 24 with AFP, Reuters, AP)
