Ivory Coast starting lineup vs Germany confirmed for FIFA World Cup 2026 clash

The only outing between these nations ended on level terms.

The Ivory Coast national football team are now going to battle it out against the Germany national football team for their second group stage game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Toronto Stadium is going to witness this intense clash.

The Elephants secured a win in their opening game of the mega competition. Even though they managed to secure a 1-0 win against Ecuador, it was not the best performance by the African nation. The Ivory Coast national football will surely need better control of the game against the Germans, or things are not going to end in their favour.

The DFB-Team secured a sensational 7-1 win in their first group stage against Curacao in the FIFA World Cup 2026. They have started their campaign on a positive note, but the upcoming game will bring some challenges for them. The Ivory Coast will be eager to come up with another win and against the German national football team, they need to work a lot harder.

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Ivory Coast’s confirmed lineup for their World Cup game against Germany

Ivory Coast (4-4-2): Yahia Fofana (GK); Wilfried Singo, Odilon Kossounou, Emmanuel Agbadou, Ghislain Konan; Amad Diallo, Franck Kessie, Ibrahim Sangare, Yan Diomande; Inao Oulai, Ange-Yoan Bonny

Substitutes: Mohamed Kone (GK), Alban Lafont (GK), Christopher Operi, Ousmane Diomande, Evan Ndicka, Parfait Guiagon, Seko Fofana, Jean Michael Seri, Nicolas Pepe, Evann Guessand, Oumar Diakite, Elye Wahi, Simon Adingra, Bazoumana Toure, Guela Doue

Thoughts on the lineup

Franck Kessie is all set to captain the Côte d’Ivoire national football team at the FIFA World Cup 2026. With Bazoumana Toure and Yan Diomande on the flanks, Seko Fofana is going to accompany the captain in the midfield.

Amad Diallo and Elye Wahi are going to be in the attacking front under the two-striker setup. Yahia Fofana will be between the sticks.

In the backline, Guela Doue, Wilfried Singo, Emmanuel Agbadou and Ghislain Konan are going to have an important role to play against the German attack, which looked sharp in the previous game.

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