Undav the hometown hero as Germany strike late to defeat Ghana
Undav the hometown hero as Germany strike late to defeat Ghana With the 2026 World Cup on the horizon, Germany extended their run to a seven-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory over Ghana this evening. Goals from Kai Havertz and local hero Deniz Undav gave fans at Stuttgart's MHP Arena plenty to cheer on the night. Germany looked threating from the off as Kai Havertz drifted in behind to collect a Florian Wirtz pass.
The cut-back fell to Nick Woltemade who curled his shot past the post. Havertz would hit the post from a free-kick in their next significant attack. The siege on Ghana's goal continued with both Nico Schlotterbeck and Jonathan Tah denied by some last-ditch defending.
Soon, the heavens opened, giving way to torrential downpours. By this stage, the Ghanaians saw little of the ball but looked more settled. In a rare foray upfield for the Black Stars, Antoine Semenyo sent in a dangerous cross from the right which Joshua Kimmich dealt with.
The hosts thought they had taken the lead past the half-hour mark, but Woltemade strayed offside prior to Wirtz's finish. Battering away at the front door would soon reap reward for the DFB-elf. A goal-bound shot from Angelo Stiller struck Jonas Adjetey's arm.
VAR intervened and spotted the infringement, allowing Havertz to strut up to the spot and send Ben Asare the wrong way. Starting the second-half, Julian Nagelsmann made a trio of changes as Antonio Rüdiger, Lennart Karl and the night's fan-favourite Deniz Undav replaced Tah, Gnabry and Havertz. Ghana sought an quick equaliser but Schlotterbeck kept out Adu's near-post effort.