World Cup 2026: Ivory Coast Battle Ready For Germany Showdown -Fae

Ivory Coast head coach Emerse Faé has expressed confidence that the Elephants are heading into their FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E clash against Germany with the sole objective of picking up the three points.

Recall that Ivory Coast secured a late 1-0 victory over Ecuador, while Germany registered a dominant 7-1 win against Curacao.

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This highly anticipated Group E fixture at Toronto’s BMO Field marks a major test for the defending Africa Cup of Nations champions.

Speaking ahead of the matchup in Toronto, Canada, Faé vowed that his team will go “eyeball-to-eyeball” with the four-time world champions and focus on their strengths.

“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.

“But above all, we want ‌to go home after the game today ⁠to our base camp in ‌Philadelphia not only with our six points, but also the certainty ​that we’ll finish top of the pack. We’ve been growing together, and it’s not the eve of a game that we’re going to change what we’re used to.

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“We want to control the game, we want to play to our strengths, and we want to try and limit our weaknesses. But we prepared for Germany like we prepared ‌for any other game.

“We weren’t the favourites going into the game against Ecuador either,” he said. “We went in all guns blazing, and today we’re playing against a strong team. ⁠We don’t want to ⁠be thinking about being favourites. ‌It’s about winning the game.”