Germany v Ivory Coast, 20 June 2026

Score2-1 to Germany
RefereeJuan Gabriel Benítez
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group E
VenueBMO Field, Toronto
Attendance43,036

View Germany v Ivory Coast head to head

Kick-off: 4.00pm local . FIFA World Ranking: Germany 10th, Ivory Coast 33rd . The only previous meeting was a 2-2 draw in a friendly international game played in Gelsenkirchen in November 2009.

2 Germany

Manager: Julian Nagelsmann

1 Ivory Coast

Manager: Emerse Fae

Goals:

Deniz Undav 68 G
Deniz Undav 90+4 G

Goals:

Franck Kessié 30 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer
Defender Nathaniel Brown
Defender Jonathan Tah
Defender/Midfielder Joshua Kimmich (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Nico Schlotterbeck
Midfielder Jamal Musiala
Midfielder Felix Nmecha
Midfielder Aleksandar Pavlović
Midfielder Florian Wirtz
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané

Starting lineup:

Yahia Fofana Goalkeeper
Ghislain Konan Defender
Odilon Kossounou Defender
Emmanuel Agbadou Defender/Midfielder
Wilfried Singo Defender/Midfielder
Christ Inao Oulaï Midfielder
Franck Kessié Midfielder (captain)
Ibrahim Sangaré Midfielder
Amad Diallo Midfielder/Forward
Yan Diomande Midfielder/Forward
Ange-Yoan Bonny Forward

Substitutions:

Antonio Rüdiger for Nico Schlotterbeck 46
Nadiem Amiri for Aleksandar Pavlović 60
Jamie Leweling for Leroy Sané 60
Deniz Undav for Jamal Musiala 60
Leon Goretzka for Kai Havertz 85

Substitutions:

Simon Adingra for Amad Diallo 75
Séko Fofana for Ibrahim Sangaré 75
Evann Guessand for Ange-Yoan Bonny 75
Guéla Doué for Wilfried Singo 83
Nicolas Pépé for Yan Diomande 85

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Olivier Baumann
Goalkeeper Alexander Nübel
Defender Waldemar Anton
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder David Raum
Defender/Midfielder Malick Thiaw
Midfielder Nadiem Amiri
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Assan Ouédraogo
Midfielder Angelo Stiller
Midfielder/Forward Leon Goretzka
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Leweling
Midfielder/Forward Nick Woltemade
Forward Maximilian Beier
Forward Deniz Undav

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mohamed Koné
Goalkeeper Alban Lafont
Defender Ousmane Diomandé
Defender Guéla Doué
Defender Evan N'Dicka
Defender Christopher Operi
Midfielder Séko Fofana
Midfielder Jean Michaël Seri
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Oumar Diakité
Midfielder/Forward Parfait Guiagon
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Midfielder/Forward Bazoumana Touré
Forward Evann Guessand
Forward Elye Wahi

Comments:

Germany failed in their attempt to score four or more goals in three consecutive games at FIFA World Cup finals for the first time. . This was the fourth time that Die Mannschaft had trailed in a game against African nations at a FIFA World Cup tournament: previously versus Morocco in Leon, Mexico in 1970 (won 2-1), Algeria in Gijon, Spain in 1982 (lost 1-2) and Ghana in Fortaleza, Brazil in 2014 (drew 2-2). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their eight games at FIFA World Cup tournaments since winning the Final in 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil against Argentina (1-0).

Comments:

Ivory Coast failed in their attempt to win consecutive games at the FIFA World Cup finals for a second time: previously versus Korea DPR in Nelspruit, South Africa in 2010 then against Japan in Recife, Brazil in 2014. . Following their 1-0 win in their opening game against Ecuador, the Elephants failed in their attempt to keep a clean sheet in consecutive games at FIFA World Cup tournaments for the first time. . They had now failed to score in one of their last 16 ‘A’ international games.

2 Germany

Manager: Julian Nagelsmann

Goals:

Deniz Undav 68 G
Deniz Undav 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer
Defender Nathaniel Brown
Defender Jonathan Tah
Defender/Midfielder Joshua Kimmich (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Nico Schlotterbeck
Midfielder Jamal Musiala
Midfielder Felix Nmecha
Midfielder Aleksandar Pavlović
Midfielder Florian Wirtz
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané

Substitutions:

Antonio Rüdiger for Nico Schlotterbeck 46
Nadiem Amiri for Aleksandar Pavlović 60
Jamie Leweling for Leroy Sané 60
Deniz Undav for Jamal Musiala 60
Leon Goretzka for Kai Havertz 85

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Olivier Baumann
Goalkeeper Alexander Nübel
Defender Waldemar Anton
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder David Raum
Defender/Midfielder Malick Thiaw
Midfielder Nadiem Amiri
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Assan Ouédraogo
Midfielder Angelo Stiller
Midfielder/Forward Leon Goretzka
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Leweling
Midfielder/Forward Nick Woltemade
Forward Maximilian Beier
Forward Deniz Undav

Comments:

Germany failed in their attempt to score four or more goals in three consecutive games at FIFA World Cup finals for the first time. . This was the fourth time that Die Mannschaft had trailed in a game against African nations at a FIFA World Cup tournament: previously versus Morocco in Leon, Mexico in 1970 (won 2-1), Algeria in Gijon, Spain in 1982 (lost 1-2) and Ghana in Fortaleza, Brazil in 2014 (drew 2-2). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their eight games at FIFA World Cup tournaments since winning the Final in 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil against Argentina (1-0).

1 Ivory Coast

Manager: Emerse Fae

Goals:

Franck Kessié 30 G

Starting lineup:

Yahia Fofana Goalkeeper
Ghislain Konan Defender
Odilon Kossounou Defender
Emmanuel Agbadou Defender/Midfielder
Wilfried Singo Defender/Midfielder
Christ Inao Oulaï Midfielder
Franck Kessié Midfielder (captain)
Ibrahim Sangaré Midfielder
Amad Diallo Midfielder/Forward
Yan Diomande Midfielder/Forward
Ange-Yoan Bonny Forward

Substitutions:

Simon Adingra for Amad Diallo 75
Séko Fofana for Ibrahim Sangaré 75
Evann Guessand for Ange-Yoan Bonny 75
Guéla Doué for Wilfried Singo 83
Nicolas Pépé for Yan Diomande 85

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mohamed Koné
Goalkeeper Alban Lafont
Defender Ousmane Diomandé
Defender Guéla Doué
Defender Evan N'Dicka
Defender Christopher Operi
Midfielder Séko Fofana
Midfielder Jean Michaël Seri
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Oumar Diakité
Midfielder/Forward Parfait Guiagon
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Midfielder/Forward Bazoumana Touré
Forward Evann Guessand
Forward Elye Wahi

Comments:

Ivory Coast failed in their attempt to win consecutive games at the FIFA World Cup finals for a second time: previously versus Korea DPR in Nelspruit, South Africa in 2010 then against Japan in Recife, Brazil in 2014. . Following their 1-0 win in their opening game against Ecuador, the Elephants failed in their attempt to keep a clean sheet in consecutive games at FIFA World Cup tournaments for the first time. . They had now failed to score in one of their last 16 ‘A’ international games.