Germany 2-1 Côte d'Ivoire
Goals: 0-1 Kessie 30', 1-1 Undav 68' (assist: Amiri), 2-1 Undav 90' +4' (assist: Nmecha)
Germany faced Côte d'Ivoire in their second Group E fixture at the FIFA World Cup 2026, knowing that a win would secure their place in the round of 32.
Manuel Neuer made history by playing his 21st World Cup match, surpassing France's Hugo Lloris to become the outright record-holding goalkeeper at the tournament.
Julian Nagelsmann kept faith with the same starting eleven that had dismantled Curaçao 7-1 in the opener, with Nathaniel Brown again preferred at left-back.
Côte d'Ivoire, who had beaten Ecuador 1-0 in their opener, were without their defensive leader Evan Ndicka through injury, but still boasted dangerous attackers including RB Leipzig's Yan Diomande.
