Germany vs. Ivory Coast: Live Score and Updates from FIFA World Cup 2026

83'- Wilfried Singo simply cannot continue. The defender is helped off the pitch and takes his place on the bench, where he still looks to be in significant pain, holding ice to his hamstring.

Ivory Coast quickly complete the change, sending on Guéla Doué to restore their backline and erase the brief one-man advantage Germany enjoyed while Singo was receiving treatment. Seven minutes of normal time remaining- who wants it more?

80'- We have played eighty minutes of highly competitive football and remarkably, the referee has yet to show a single yellow card. It has been an incredibly clean game, though the official is certainly leaning towards a more forgiving style.

Moments later, Kai Havertz picks up the ball with a golden opportunity to drive forward into open space, but he is strongly outmuscled by Wilfried Singo. However, immediately after making the challenge, Singo collapses to the turf clutching his hamstring. Because he goes down right on the touchline, it stops Germany from taking a quick throw-in to maintain their attack. Julian Nagelsmann is absolutely fuming on the sidelines, gesturing wildly that it is a tactical delay, but the Ivorian defender looks to be in genuine pain.

65'- Nadiem Amiri is visibly hobbling out on the pitch following a nasty clash of knees—definitely not the ideal start he wanted just six minutes after coming off the bench.

Moments later, Nathaniel Brown threads a clever through-ball down the flank that gets poked out by an Ivorian defender for another corner. Joshua Kimmich steps up and tries to repeat his previous cross, but goalkeeper Yahia Fofana reads it beautifully. Fofana flies off his line, punches the ball entirely clear of danger, and draws a whistle from the referee to win a pressure-relieving free-kick in the process.

45+4'- As the first half winds down, it is becoming increasingly clear that Felix Nmecha holds the key if Germany are to pick this Ivorian lock. He is such a silky, elegant player on the ball, and Die Mannschaft desperately need his creativity to link up the midfield and the attack.

Moments later, Jamal Musiala goes down dramatically just inside the penalty area following a heavy challenge from Amad Diallo. The German players look to the official, but the referee waves play on immediately and rightly so, as Diallo timed his tackle beautifully to win the ball cleanly.

40'- More absolute heartbreak for Germany as they have a second goal ruled out tonight!

Just as the ball breaks loose on the edge of the box, Jamal Musiala accidentally trips Odilon Kossounou. The ball rolls perfectly into the path of Kai Havertz, who ruthlessly slams it into the back of the net.

However, the referee saw the infringement clearly and blew his whistle immediately, chalking the goal off before the celebrations could even start. VAR checked the incident in the background, but they agreed with the on-field decision—the foul stands.

22'- Germany won their first corner of the match, with Nathaniel Brown taking it short from the right side. Joshua Kimmich then floated a dangerous, looping ball deep into the penalty area. Goalkeeper Yahia Fofana jumped high to claim it, but under intense aerial pressure from Aleksandar Pavlović, the ball ended up in the back of the net.

For a brief second, it looked like the goal would stand. However, Pavlović’s wild celebrations were cut short instantly. The referee blew his whistle and ruled that the young midfielder had fouled Fofana while fighting for the ball in the air. A massive let-off for the Ivory Coast!

15'- We have a major moment of concern here at Toronto Stadium as German center-back Nico Schlotterbeck goes down in immense distress. The defender is flat on his backside, clutching his leg, and look in significant pain as the German medical staff rush onto the pitch to attend to him.

On the sidelines, a worried Julian Nagelsmann is already mobilizing options, alerting his substitutes on the dugout bench as play comes to a complete halt.

Schlotterbeck eventually manages to get back to his feet, gingerly walking off the field to receive further treatment on the sidelines. Play resumes once more, but Germany are forced to navigate this crucial phase temporarily down to 10 men.

Tonight's blockbuster is much more than just a football match for German center-back Jonathan Tah. The dominant defender is set for a deeply emotional milestone as he steps out on the pitch to play against his father's birth country for the very first time in his professional career.

Tah, whose father was born in the Ivory Coast, admitted that seeing the green and orange shirts across the tunnel will make this an unforgettable evening.

"This is going to be something special, that is true, to play against the Ivory Coast team," Tah shared ahead of the game. "Of course, I’m excited about the opportunity, and it’s definitely going to be more extraordinary than playing against any other team."

Ivory Coast manager Emerse Fae is not hiding from the immense pressure of tonight's heavyweight clash. Despite managing the youngest squad out of all 48 teams at the 2026 World Cup, Fae made it crystal clear that his boys are ready to play on the front foot and attack Germany from the very first whistle.

Speaking to the press ahead of kick-off, a confident Fae dismissed any idea of playing defensively against the four-time champions.

"We are not coming here just to stand around and watch the Germans play football," Fae said boldly. "We are coming to beat them. We are coming to get that early qualification for the second round."

The Ivorian boss has his eyes set completely on the biggest prize in Group E. He wants to ensure his young squad leaves Toronto Stadium not just with a ticket to the knockouts, but with total control of the group.

"Above all, we want to go back to our tournament base camp in Philadelphia with six points in our bag, and the absolute certainty that we will finish top of the pack," he added.

Julian Nagelsmann is not sitting back after a 7-1 opening-day demolition job. He knows the real test begins tonight and he has made that crystal clear to his players.

"It's a beautiful stadium we're playing in tomorrow. We are excited and believe it's going to be a really good match-up," Nagelsmann said at his pre-match press conference, before making his intentions clear: "We want to win tomorrow and that's the goal. There is no real reason for me to change anything about the lineup, but I'm also not going to tell you every single one of my thoughts right now."

The Germany coach is well aware of what Ivory Coast bring. Nagelsmann and Germany face the far sterner prospect of an Ivorian team possessing plenty of attacking talent. The Elephants came into the tournament having beaten France 2-1 in a pre-tournament friendly, a result that sent a loud message to every team in this draw.

Germany has never won against Ivory Coast before and the only time the two countries faced each other was back on 18 November 2009, when Lukas Podolski scored a brace to rescue a point for the Germans in a 2-2 draw.

A historic first win over the Elephants is what Germany want tonight. But Ivory Coast? They have very different ideas. Follow every moment on Germany vs Ivory Coast Live Score on TOI Sports!

They beat France. They beat South Korea. They beat Ecuador at the 2026 World Cup with a 90th-minute Amad Diallo sucker punch. Now Ivory Coast are coming to Toronto with their eyes set firmly on Germany and coach Emerse Fae is making absolutely no secret of it.

"We're not coming to watch the Germans play. We're coming to beat them, we're coming to get that qualification for the second round," said Fae.

"We didn't come here to visit the United States and go home. We beat France and we've made a good start to this tournament against Ecuador, a very tough side. The next match against Germany? It will be a difficult match. Germany have a wealth of experience. But we'll go out to challenge them, win and secure our qualification," the Ivory Coast coach added defiantly.

This will be the first-ever World Cup meeting between the two sides — their only previous encounter was a 2-2 friendly draw in 2009. All 26 players in Fae's squad have never played in a World Cup before.

Seven goals. Five different scorers. One devastating statement. Germany announced themselves to the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a hammer blow against Curaçao, and tonight in Toronto, they come for something far bigger - Ivory Coast and all but certain qualification for the round of 32.

At the heart of Germany's terrifying attack is a trio that keeps opposition coaches awake at night. Florian Wirtz. Jamal Musiala. Kai Havertz. The Liverpool winger, the Bayern maestro, and the Arsenal striker combined, they have scored goals at every level of European football, and the World Cup has already seen Havertz net twice and Musiala add another.

Wirtz has been unambiguously clear about his ambition here: "I'm someone who likes to aim very high. Winning the World Cup remains the goal."

He was denied a World Cup debut at Qatar 2022 with an ACL injury. He has waited four years for this. And Ivory Coast's defence is the next test in front of him.

Germany are now the second in all-time top scorers in World Cup history with 239 goals and no one is betting against them adding to that tally tonight in Toronto.

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