Germany’s group opponents Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) have gained momentum for the World Cup with a confident success. Almost three months before the duel with the DFB selection in Toronto, the team won 4-0 (2-0) in the friendly against South Korea led by Bayern Munich’s Min-Jae Kim in Milton Keynes, England.
Evann Guessand (35th), Simon Adingra (45th+1), Martial Godo (62nd) and Wilfried Singo (90th+4) scored for the three-time African champions, where Hoffenheim’s Bazoumana Touré was not used. The same fate befell Mönchengladbach’s Jens Castrop and Mainz’s Lee Jae-Sung in South Korea. Veteran star Heung-min Son was only substituted on.
Germany and Ivory Coast will meet on the second group match day of the World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada (June 20). The other opponents in the preliminary round are Ecuador and World Cup debutants Curacao.
