Completed 2026 World Cup · Group Stage

Germany 2–1 Côte d'Ivoire: match result

Match 34 · Group Stage · Group EJune 20, 2026

Germany2

Deniz Undav68'
Deniz Undav90'+4'

2–1

Germany won in normal time

Côte d'Ivoire1

Franck Kessié30'

59.5%Possession40.5%

16Shots9

7On target2

Toronto StadiumTorontoFT

Attendance43,036

RefereeJuan Gabriel Benítez

GER4-2-3-1

CIV4-1-4-1

Result statusFull time

Match intelligence

What separated the teams

01 · Finishing

Germany had the scoring edge

12.5%Goal conversion11.1%

02 · Territory

Germany controlled more of the ball

59.5%Possession40.5%

03 · Defensive workload

Côte d'Ivoire made more recorded interventions

23Saves, interceptions, clearances44

Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.

Team comparison

Complete performance breakdown

GERCIV

Attacking output

Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.

16Attempts9

7On target2

4Blocked shots5

43.8%Shot accuracy22.2%

12.5%Goal conversion11.1%

Goals divided by attempts

Possession & passing

Control, circulation and progression of the ball.

59.5%Possession40.5%

555Passes completed367

90%Pass accuracy90%

5Crosses completed5

18Long balls completed28

Defensive work

Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.

1Saves5

17Tackles won11

70%Tackle success60%

8Interceptions13

14Clearances26

Discipline & pressure

Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.

5Fouls committed7

0Offsides1

0Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

8Corners3

Player leaders

Who led the recorded actions

Goals

Deniz Undav

Assists

Felix Nmecha

Nadiem Amiri

Shots

Kai Havertz

Deniz Undav

On target

Deniz Undav

Fouls won

Jamal Musiala

Yahia Fofana

Saves

Yahia Fofana

Minute by minute

Everything that happened, in order

Goals, cards, penalties and substitutions as recorded.

G Goal! CardP Penalty↕ Substitution

Germany2 goals·0 cards·5 changes

Côte d'Ivoire1 goals·0 cards·5 changes

Key events

Goals, cards and penalties

30'
Franck KessiéGoal
Franck Kessie (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner
68'
Deniz UndavGoal
Left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal
Assist Nadiem Amiri · with a cross
90'+4'
Deniz UndavGoal
Left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner
Assist Felix Nmecha · with a through ball

Lineup & influence

Germany

4-2-3-1Julian Nagelsmann

Confirmed XI

LowerHigher↑ Attacking

Manuel Neuer

GER · #1 · Goalkeeper

Starter

Involvement56%

1Saves

1Conceded

0Shots faced

0Fouls

0Yellow

Influence model uses assigned role plus real ESPN involvement, not fabricated tracking coordinates.

Impact changes

5 used

Tournament path

How both teams reached this match

Germany

2W · 0D · 0L · 9–2

M9 · GroupCUWW 7–1

M34 · GroupCIVW 2–1

Côte d'Ivoire

1W · 0D · 1L · 2–2

M11 · GroupECUW 1–0

M34 · GroupGERL 1–2

Group E impact

Table immediately after this result

3 of 6 group matches included.

PosTeamPGDPts

Germany12+76

Côte d'Ivoire2203

Ecuador31-10

Curaçao41-60

Snapshot ordering uses points, goal difference and goals scored. It is contextual, not a replacement for FIFA's complete tie-break procedure.

All-time World Cup meetings

Germany vs Côte d'Ivoire, across editions

1GER wins

0Draws

0CIV wins

1meetings

2–1goal balance

0knockout meetings

2026Germany 2–1 Côte d'IvoireGroup Stage

Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Adjacent archive results

Nearby matches

Match 33 · Group StageNetherlands 5–1 Sweden Match 35 · Group StageEcuador 0–0 Curaçao

Archived match data: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.