Germany's Olympic soccer team walked off the field during a preparation match for the Tokyo Games on Saturday in response to alleged racist abuse from an opposing Honduras player toward German defender Jordan Torunarigha.<\/p>\n
The game was stopped with five minutes remaining and with the score 1-1, the German soccer federation said.<\/p>\n
"The German team left the field together after our player Jordan Torunarigha was racially insulted," the federation said on Twitter.<\/p>\n
Torunarigha's club, Hertha Berlin, responded by saying "that's the only correct decision!"<\/p>\n
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The friendly game in Wakayama, Japan was Germany's last preparation match before it plays Brazil in Yokohama on Thursday. <\/p>\n
Coach Stefan Kuntz' team also plays Saudi Arabia on July 25 and Ivory Coast on July 28 in Group D.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old Torunarigha, who is the son of former player Ojokojo Torunarigha of Nigeria, has faced racist abuse before. <\/p>\n
He was targeted with monkey chants by some Schalke fans in a German Cup game on Feb. 4, 2020. Schalke was fined just over $31,000 for its supporters' abuse.<\/p>\n