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Group E · Saturday, June 20, 2026

Germany vs Ivory Coast

🕒 4 PM ET📺 FOX · Telemundo📍 BMO Field, Toronto

The pick

62% GER24% Draw14% CIV
Model scoreline 1-0Expected goals 1.76 – 0.7
DraftKings: GER -180 · Draw +340 · CIV +475Others’ scoreline: 2-1

Win, draw, and loss probabilities and expected goals are from our team-strength model. Public consensus from 1 source: Squawka.

Head to head

Expected shapes: Germany 4-2-3-1, Ivory Coast 4-3-3.

Ruled out: GER — Lennart Karl, Serge Gnabry · CIV — Clement Akpa

Germany
vs
Ivory Coast
Model rating
20571816
FIFA ranking
#10#34
Title odds
5.7%0.1%
Squad value (top 26)
€994M€320M
Players in top-5 leagues
38
Avg age (XI) · younger left
28.525.0
Squad strength by line (EA FC 26 ratings)
GKDEFMIDATT
GERCIV
Top players
Germany
CDM
Joshua Kimmich
FC Bayern München · 31y
89
PAC72
SHO74
PAS89
DRI84
DEF83
PHY79
Long Ball Pass ★AnticipateFinesse ShotPress Proven
CAM
Florian Wirtz
Liverpool · 22y
89
PAC80
SHO82
PAS88
DRI90
DEF54
PHY67
Incisive Pass ★Chip ShotFinesse ShotFirst Touch
CAM
Jamal Musiala
FC Bayern München · 23y
88
PAC80
SHO82
PAS80
DRI90
DEF66
PHY65
Technical ★GamechangerIncisive PassInventive
Ivory Coast
CB
Evan Ndicka
AS Roma · 26y
81
PAC74
SHO53
PAS69
DRI69
DEF81
PHY82
BlockBruiserSlide Tackle
CB
Ousmane Diomande
Sporting CP · 22y
80
PAC80
SHO26
PAS51
DRI70
DEF79
PHY86
Aerial FortressBlockBruiserJockey
CB
Odilon Kossounou
Bergamo Calcio · 25y
80
PAC80
SHO32
PAS64
DRI67
DEF81
PHY78

Key players to watch

CDM Germany
Joshua Kimmich
FC Bayern München · 31y
89
PAC72
SHO74
PAS89
DRI84
DEF83
PHY79
Long Ball Pass ★AnticipateFinesse ShotPress Proven
CAM Germany
Florian Wirtz
Liverpool · 22y
89
PAC80
SHO82
PAS88
DRI90
DEF54
PHY67
Incisive Pass ★Chip ShotFinesse ShotFirst Touch
CAM Germany
Jamal Musiala
FC Bayern München · 23y
88
PAC80
SHO82
PAS80
DRI90
DEF66
PHY65
Technical ★GamechangerIncisive PassInventive
CB Ivory Coast
Evan Ndicka
AS Roma · 26y
81
PAC74
SHO53
PAS69
DRI69
DEF81
PHY82
BlockBruiserSlide Tackle

Projected XIs

Most-likely starting elevens based on recent selections.

Germany
  • 1A Nübel
  • 2J Kimmich
  • 3J Tah
  • 4N Schlotterbeck
  • 5N Brown
  • 6P Groß
  • 7A Stiller
  • 8K Havertz
  • 9S Gnabry
  • 10F Wirtz
  • 11N Woltemade
Ivory Coast
  • 1A Lafont
  • 2W Singo
  • 3O Kossounou
  • 4O Diomande
  • 5N Ghislain Konan
  • 6N Pepe
  • 7C Inao Oulaï
  • 8F Kessié
  • 9B Touré
  • 10S Wahi
  • 11B Traoré

Storylines

2026 FIFA World Cup Group E Odds & Predictions: Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast & Ecuador

Germany face Ivory Coast in Toronto on June 20 as a competitive matchday-two test; Germany open -290 to win the group while Ivory Coast (+650 group, -380 to qualify) are the weaker of the two second-place contenders.

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