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In a tournament of 'super subs,' Germany's Deniz U...
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- TORONTO -- Right now, apart from Erling Haaland, there is no striker better than Deniz Undav in terms of goals per game at the international level, and Germany really needed him to deliver on Saturday.
- Deniz Undav rescued an average Germany side against Ivory Coast, notching two second-half goals after coming off the bench.
- In a tournament that's had several "super subs" already over its first 10 days, Undav is surely the best of the World Cup so far.
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TORONTO -- Right now, apart from Erling Haaland, there is no striker better than Deniz Undav in terms of goals per game at the international level, and Germany really needed him to deliver on Saturday.
Deniz Undav rescued an average Germany side against Ivory Coast, notching two second-half goals after coming off the bench. His tally is now nine goals in 11 caps for the Mannschaft, an incredible ratio for the Stuttgart forward. He's now the top scorer of this World Cup, tied with Lionel Messi and Jonathan David on three goals (after his first one against Curaçao), but remarkably, all of his have come off the bench.
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