World Cup 2026 Group E: Teams, Qualification & Fixtures

Four-time champions Germany lead a group of four very different stories: Ivory Coast back after 12 years, Ecuador in their second consecutive World Cup, and debutants Curaçao — the smallest nation by population ever to play.

The four teams

Curaçao

CONCACAF

Qualification: Qualified through the CONCACAF third round.
Appearances: Debut appearance
Best result: —

Becomes the smallest nation by population (~150,000) ever to play in a World Cup. Managed by Dick Advocaat.

Ecuador

CONMEBOL

Qualification: Qualified directly through the South American qualifying league.
Appearances: 5th appearance, 2nd consecutive
Best result: Round of 16 (2006)

Germany

UEFA

Qualification: Qualified directly by winning their European qualifying group.
Appearances: 21st appearance, 19th consecutive
Best result: Champions (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)

Ivory Coast

CAF

Qualification: Qualified by winning their CAF first-round qualifying group.
Appearances: 4th appearance, 1st since 2014
Best result: Group stage (2006, 2010, 2014)

Group E fixtures

#	Date	Local	Match	Venue
9	Sun 14 Jun	12:00	Germany v Curaçao	NRG Stadium, Houston
11	Sun 14 Jun	19:00	Ivory Coast v Ecuador	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
34	Sat 20 Jun	16:00	Germany v Ivory Coast	BMO Field, Toronto
35	Sat 20 Jun	19:00	Ecuador v Curaçao	Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
55	Thu 25 Jun	16:00	Curaçao v Ivory Coast	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
56	Thu 25 Jun	16:00	Ecuador v Germany	MetLife Stadium, New Jersey

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