Germany unchanged for Ivory Coast World Cup match as Amad starts

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Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group E - Germany v Ivory Coast - Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada - June 20, 2026 Germany players walk on the pitch before the match REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Ivory Coast Training - Centennial Park, Toronto, Canada - June 19, 2026 Ivory Coast's Amad Diallo and teammates during training REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

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TORONTO, June 20 : Germany kept their lineup unchanged, with Kai Havertz again leading the attack for their World Cup Group E match on Saturday against an Ivory Coast side who added goalscorer Amad Diallo to their starting lineup.

• Germany return with the same starting 11 players from group-stage opener.

• Havertz scored two goals versus Curacao in Houston on June 14.

• Amad came off the Ivory Coast bench to score winner against Ecuador.

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• Kossounou, Sangare, Oulai, Bonny also start for Ivory Coast.

Lineups:

Germany: Manuel Neuer, Jonathan Tah, Joshua Kimmich, Nico Schlotterbeck, Nathaniel Brown, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Jamal Musiala, Florian Wirtz, Leroy Sane, Felix Nmecha, Kai Havertz

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

Source: Reuters

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