2026 World Cup: head-to-head Germany-Côte d'Ivoire in Toronto (Canada) on 20 June (22:00 CET)

The Germany national team was valued at €998m for its 26-player squad according to Transfermarkt, almost twice the value of Côte d'Ivoire’s squad (€522m), a few hours before the two teams met at Toronto Stadium (43,036 capacity, Canada) in their second Group E match of the 2026 World Cup on 20 June 2026 (kick-off at 22:00 CET).

Germany, the sixth-ranked European nation, occupied ninth place in the FIFA rankings, between the Netherlands and Belgium. Côte d'Ivoire, the fifth-ranked African nation, stood 31^st, between Egypt and Algeria.

Deutscher Fussball Bund GmbH & Co. KG, the commercial arm of the German Football Association, reported revenue of €442.2m in 2025 (1 January-31 December), compared with €440.4m in 2024, and a net profit of €40.8m (€43.9m in 2024), according to the DFB’s annual financial statements approved by its executive committee and published on 8 June 2026. The Fédération Ivoirienne de Football reported revenue of €29.5m for the 2024-25 financial year and a net profit of €1.4m. Each of the 48 FIFA member associations qualified for the final tournament receives at…