France, June 21 -- Ivorian skipper Franck Kessie put his side ahead in the 30th minute at the Toronto Stadium.

And they kept the Germans at bay in a rugged, gritty contest until midway through the second half.

German midfielder Nadiem Amiri crossed the ball from the right wing and Undav ran in between Ivorian defenders to volley it into the net past the Cote d'Ivoire goalkeeper Yahia Fofana. Late chance wasted

At 1-1, with the game in its closing stages, Cote d'Ivoire substitute Nicolas Pepe zoomed down the right wing and sent a pass over to the unmarked Simon Adingra on the left side of the penalty area.

But rather than trying a first time shot to beat the Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, the 24-year-old Ivorian took a touch and the ...