Soccer-Germany unchanged for Ivory Coast World Cup match as Amad starts


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

TORONTO, June ⁠20 (Reuters) - 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.

• 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

(Reporting by Frank Pingue in TorontoEditing by Christian Radnedge)

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