Germany and Ivory Coast are joint top of Group E of the World Cup and will go into tonight’s game knowing that victory will put them in the knockout stage.
Germany thrashed Curacao 7-1 in their opener with Kai Havertz scoring twice and the Ivorians needed a late goal from Manchester United star Amad Diallo to beat Ecuador 1-0.
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Liverpool target Yan Diomande has impressed the Ivory Coast, and Germany captain Joshua Kimmich has identified him as a danger man as Germany aim to keep a clean sheet for the first time in eight World Cup games.
Regarding Diomande, Kimmich said: “Last year nobody knew him. He had a great season, although RB Leipzig had a few problems.
“He has amazing speed, but there are other good players that we have to prepare, they have attacking players.
“We all have the same goal, and that gives us good energy. At the moment, it’s working very well; we’ve won 10 games in a row now and we’re on the right track.”
Where to watch Germany v Ivory Coast: TV and streaming online
Germany v Ivory Coast kicks off at 9:00pm on Saturday UK time. It will be broadcast on ITV1 and STV. It will be available to stream on ITVX and STV Player. Sky subscribers can stream the game via Sky Go.
Germany v Ivory Coast stats
- Ivory Coast is aiming to win more games in the World Cup for the first time.
- Germany did not keep a clean sheet in the last seven matches of the World Cup.
- Die Mannschaft have won their last 10 games, marking Germany’s longest winning streak since a run of 12 games between May 1979 and June 1980 under Josef Derwall.
- Germany have not won their first two World Cup matches since 2006, when they beat Costa Rica and Poland in the semi-finals.
- This will be the second match between Germany and Ivory Coast, where they drew 2-2 in November 2009.
- Germany has lost one out of eight World Cup matches against African opponents (W5, D2). That defeat came when they were beaten 2-1 by Algeria in 1982.
- Ivory Coast have won one of their four World Cup matches against European opponents (D1, L2). The Elephants beat Serbia and Montenegro 3-2 in 2006 after their group stage exit.
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