Nagelsmann says Germany has higher ambitions than advancing to knockout stage

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Germany's coach Julian Nagelsmann expressed high ambitions beyond just advancing to the World Cup knockout stage following the team's comeback victory against Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast remains in a strong position to reach the knockout stage with an upcoming decisive match against Curacao.

Coach Julian Nagelsmann was thrilled by Germany's comeback victory against Ivory Coast on Saturday, but stopped short of celebrating his side advancing to the World Cup knockout stage for the first time since 2014. But the Elephants remain in a strong position to advance and could book Ivory Coast's first ever ticket to the World Cup knockout with a decisive win over Curacao next week.