Germany vs Ivory Coast Preview

Saturday’s standout Group E fixture at BMO Field brings together the two form teams of the tournament so far, as Germany take on Ivory Coast with both sides perfect after their opening matches. With Ecuador and Curacao already off the pace at the bottom, this represents a genuine top-of-the-table contest with the winner all but assured of qualification.

Germany have been utterly ruthless in the build-up to and start of this tournament. Their most recent outing produced a 7-1 demolition of Curacao in their World Cup opener on 14th June. Prior to that, they won 2-1 away to the USA in a pre-tournament friendly. Before that, a 4-0 home win over Finland. Earlier in this run they beat Ghana 2-1 at home, and in their oldest result here they won 4-3 away to Switzerland. Die Mannschaft have scored goals for fun throughout this run and look like one of the genuine favourites for the tournament.

Ivory Coast have matched that perfect record, if not quite the same scoring volume. Their most recent outing was a 1-0 win at home to Ecuador in their World Cup opener on 15th June. Prior to that, they beat Philadelphia Union II 2-0 away in a warm-up friendly. Before that, a 2-1 away win over France. Earlier in this run they won 1-0 away to Scotland, and in their oldest result here they thrashed South Korea 4-0 away. The Elephants have shown they can grind out results against quality opposition and arrive with serious confidence of their own.

The only previous meeting between these sides ended level, with Germany and Ivory Coast sharing a 2-2 draw at home to Germany in November 2009 — the sole fixture on record between the two nations.

Both sides sit on three points with maximum goal difference advantage in the group, Germany on +6 and Ivory Coast on +1. The winner here would move to six points and put one foot through to the knockout stage, while a draw would leave the door open for Ecuador or Curacao to cause an upset in the final round.

In the UK, this match is live on ITV 1 and available to stream via ITVX. In the United States, viewers can watch on FOX Network or fuboTV. German fans can follow the action on ZDF or MagentaTV, while Ivory Coast viewers can tune in on RTI.

Lineups & Injuries

Germany (4-2-3-1) Neuer, Tah, Schlotterbeck, Pavlovic, Kimmich, Musiala, Nmecha, Havertz, Wirtz, Brown, Sané

Ivory Coast (4-4-2) Fofana, Konan, Singo, Fofana, Touré, Agbadou, Kessié, Diomande, Doué, Wahi, Pépé

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Group E Table

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Germany	1	1	0	0	7	1	+6	3
2	Côte d’Ivoire	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
3	Ecuador	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
4	Curaçao	1	0	0	1	1	7	-6	0

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Germany Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Germany	7-1	Curacao	World Cup	14.06.26
✅	USA	1-2	Germany	Friendly	06.06.26
✅	Germany	4-0	Finland	Friendly	31.05.26
✅	Germany	2-1	Ghana	Friendly	30.03.26
✅	Switzerland	3-4	Germany	Friendly	27.03.26

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Ivory Coast Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Ivory Coast	1-0	Ecuador	World Cup	15.06.26
✅	Philadelphia Union II	0-2	Ivory Coast	Friendly	09.06.26
✅	France	1-2	Ivory Coast	Friendly	04.06.26
✅	Scotland	0-1	Ivory Coast	Friendly	31.03.26
✅	South Korea	0-4	Ivory Coast	Friendly	28.03.26

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Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Germany	2-2	Ivory Coast	Friendly	18.11.09

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	ITV 1 UK, ITVX, BBC Radio 5 Live
Ireland	ITV 1 UK, RTE 2, ITVX, RTE Player
USA	FOX Network, fuboTV, Telemundo
Germany	ZDF, ORF eins, SRF zwei, MagentaTV
Côte d’Ivoire	RTI, SuperSport MaXimo 1, NCI
France	M6, M6+, beIN Sports 1
Australia	SBS, SBS On Demand
Canada	TSN1, TSN+, RDS 2
Italy	DAZN Italia, RAI 1, RaiPlay
Japan	DAZN Japan, Nippon TV