Olympics-Soccer-Germany walk off in friendly after alleged racist abuse (updated)
17/07/2021 13:59
(Adds location in Japan)
July 17 (Reuters) - The German men's Olympic soccer team
left the pitch five minutes before the end of their warm-up game
against Honduras in Wakayama, Japan on Saturday after defender
Jordan Torunarigha was allegedly racially abused.
The game, played behind closed doors in three 30-minute
periods, was tied at 1-1 at the time of the incident, which the
Honduras national team said was a misunderstanding.
"The game has ended 5 minutes early with the score at 1-1.
The Germany players left the pitch after Jordan Torunarigha was
racially abused," the national team said on Twitter https://twitter.com/DFB_Team_EN/status/1416339866812653576.
Germany's Olympic soccer coach and former international
Stefan Kuntz added https://twitter.com/DFB_Team_EN/status/1416359372477898753:
"When one of our players is racially abused, playing on is not
an option."
Germany begin their Olympic Group D campaign against Brazil
on July 22, while Honduras will take on Romania in their Group B
opener.
(Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Hugh
Lawson)
((hritika.sharma@thomsonreuters.com;))