Deniz Undav’s World Cup success for Germany lifts Yazidi and Kurdish pride‎

KHIRBET AL-GHAZAL, Syria (AP) — Deniz Undav, one of the surprise stars of this World Cup, is playing for powerhouse Germany. After entering as a substitute for Germany, Undav scored three goals and set up two more, putting him just behind top-scoring superstars such as Argentina’s Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé of France and Vinicius Jr. of Brazil on the leaderboard. Undav, who identifies as a Kurdish Yazidi, is the son of Yazidi refugees.