Overview
- Burkina Faso beat Germany 1–0 in Doha, with 15-year-old Mohamed Zongo scoring in the fifth minute to decide the knockout tie.
- Germany pressed for long stretches but created few clear chances, and a stoppage‑time finish by Benno Kaltefleiter was disallowed for offside.
- Coach Marc-Patrick Meister’s side was depleted as Niklas Scheller was ruled out with a hip injury before the match and Ebu Bekir Is exited after an eye incident.
- A second‑half elbow on Maik Afri Akumu was challenged under the tournament’s Football Video Support system, but the referee maintained a yellow card.
- Burkina Faso advance to face Uganda in the next round, with the expanded 48‑team tournament continuing in Qatar and the final set for November 27.