And then, all of a sudden, Deniz Undav had disappeared into a sea of Germany shirts. The striker was lost in the jubilant crowd of his teammates celebrating after the Stuttgart forward had scored an injury-time winner for Germany against the Ivory Coast in Toronto.
At first, it seemed as though Undav himself hadn’t quite grasped what he had just accomplished.
"How do I do it? No idea. I’m just in the right spot," the 29-year-old said afterwards, showing off that now familiar smile of his. Head coach Julian Nagelsmann, who showed a knack for making the right substitutions at the right time, was full of praise for his supersub.
"Deniz has an incredible striker's instinct. As soon as spaces open up, he’s just super smart," Nagelsmann said afterwards.
With nine goals in his last eight international matches and three goals and two assists at this World Cup, Undav is not only the in-form player on his team, but also the current top scorer of the 2026 World Cup.Amiri: 'Deniz is lethal in front of the goal'
