Germany's only test match before the Olympics is overshadowed by a racism scandal.
The team leaves the pitch together immediately.
Wakayama - A few days before the first game of the German team at the Olympics *, there were unsightly scenes.
The dress rehearsal of the German Olympic footballers * for the summer games in Tokyo was prematurely canceled five minutes before the end due to a racism scandal.
Olympia: Test match canceled - DFB team leaves the field after a racism scandal
According to the German Football Association, defender Jordan Torunarigha was racially insulted by an opponent in the test match against Honduras on Saturday in Wakayama. The German team did not put up with that and left the field in protest when the score was 1: 1. The last test of the team of selection trainer Stefan Kuntz * took place in camera. “That is the only right decision!” Tweeted Torunarigha's club Hertha BSC * about the abandonment of the game.
“There was a scramble five minutes before the end. I went straight to Jordan, he was very upset and said that he had been repeatedly insulted in a racist manner, "said Kuntz and added:" That violates our values, we cannot tolerate that. So we decided to leave the field and tell the referee and the opponent. ”Honduras' association spoke of a“ misunderstanding ”after the game. According to Kuntz, the team apologized to the DFB team after the cancellation. “That was the end of the topic for us,” said Kuntz.
Felix Uduokhai from FC Augsburg had equalized shortly before in the 3x30 minute game.
The Olympic participant from Central America took the lead in the first third through Douglas Martinez.
When Torunarigha was insulted, the DFB team left the lawn.
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Torunarigha: Memories of the racism scandal on Schalke are awakened
Racist hostility against Torunarigha has a history in Germany. The 23-year-old from Chemnitz was not insulted for the first time because of his skin color. Torunarigha had already been confronted with racially motivated insults at the cup match with Hertha BSC at Schalke in February 2020. The rabble of the audience had so upset him in the extension that he let himself be carried away into an act of frustration. After throwing a crate of drinks, Torunarigha saw the yellow-red card. The Revierclub was fined 50,000 euros by the DFB, Torunarigha later filed a criminal complaint against unknown persons.
On Sunday, the 18-man DFB team will fly to Tokyo and move into their team hotel in Yokohama.
There the silver medalist from Rio 2016 starts the tournament against Olympic champion Brazil.
The other group opponents are Saudi Arabia on Sunday next week and Ivory Coast three days later.
The first two teams in each of the four groups of four reach the quarter-finals.
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