Before the second World Cup group game
Ivory Coast star makes announcement to Germany
June 15, 2026 – 9:05 a.mReading time: 2 minutes
Ivory Coast faces Germany confidently after their opening win against Ecuador. The coach and a player become clear.
On Saturday, Germany will face Ivory Coast in Toronto (from 10 p.m. in the live ticker on t-online). After the 7-1 opening win against Curaçao, it will be the first real tough test. The Ivorians come with a win under their belt: a last-minute goal from Joker Amad Diallo in the 90th minute was enough to make it 1-0 against Ecuador.
RB Leipzig striker Yan Diomande caused danger with his speed dribbling. After the game, the 19-year-old spoke up in a combative manner. “We are not here just to participate. We want to make history,” he said. And further: “We came with the mentality of winning everything.” So also against the DFB team. Although Germany is “one of the biggest teams in the world”, the most important thing now is to remain “calm and relaxed”.
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National coach Emerse Faé warned about the German attacking strength. Germany has a lot of experience at World Cups, a 7:1 at a World Cup is “not nothing” – his team will try to “tear down the German wall”. Faé also raved about Diomande: The young star could decide games. It hasn’t gone unnoticed by the coach that his protégé is on the list of top European clubs: “In France people told me he was moving to PSG. Here they say he’s going to Liverpool. I don’t know.” Diomande will play the tournament and then “make the best decision for his career.”
The DFB team of national coach Julian Nagelsmann can hardly be denied progress in Group E. However, the selection has to be prepared for significantly more physicality against the Ivory Coast and Ecuador than against Curaçao.