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The final round of group games are set to continue on Thursday night.

Curacao v Ivory Coast and Ecuador v Germany both get underway at 21:00 BST.

Germany are already through as group winners, but the Ivory Coast, Ecuador and Curacao are all still in the mix to qualify.

TEAM NEWS

Curacao are unchanged after their goalless draw against Ecuador.

But there are plenty of changes for the Ivory Coast, who make four alterations.

Guela Doue, Ousmane Diomande, Christopher Operi and Nicolas Pepe are promoted to the team.

Wilfried Singo, Emmanuel Agbadou, Ghislain Konan and Christ Inao Oulai drop to the bench.

As for the other game, Julian Nagelsmann has made just two enforced changes to his starting XI.

Antonio Rudiger and David Raum both start, replacing the injured Nico Schlotterbeck and Nathaniel Brown, who has a bit of muscle tightness.

It’s still only a place on the bench for Deniz Undav, then.

Ecuador, meanwhile, recall Joel Ordonez and Nilson Angulo.

Jordy Alcivar and Pervis Estupinan are culled.

Here are the most-owned players in tonight’s Group E fixtures:

LINE-UPS

Curacao XI: Room, Brenet, Gaari, Obispo, Floranus, Fonville, Chong, Comenencia, L Bacuna, J Bacuna, Locadia

Subs: Sambo, van Eijma, Roemeratoe, Antonisse, Hansen, Noslin, Gorre, Martha, Margaritha, Kuwas, Kastaneer, Felida, Bazoer, Bodak, Doornbusch

Ivory Coast XI: Y Fofana, Doue, O Diomande, Kossounou, Operi, Amad, Kessie, Sangare, Y Diomande, Pepe, Bonny

Subs: Agbadou, Seri, Wahi, Konan, Adingra, Singo, Diakite, Toure, Kone, S Fofana, Ndicka, Guessand, Lafont, Guiagon, Oulai


Ecuador XI: Galindez, Franco, Ordonez, Pacho, Hincapie, Yeboah, Vite, M Caicedo, Angulo, Plata, E Valencia

Subs: Torres, Alcivar, Estupinan, A Valencia, Paez, Rodriguez, Ramirez, Minda, J Caicedo, Preciado, Castillo, Valle, Arevalo, Porozo, Medina

Germany XI: Neuer, Kimmich, Rudiger, Tah, Raum, Nmecha, Pavlovic, Sane, Musiala, Wirtz, Havertz

Subs: Anton, Goretzka, Leweling, Woltemade, Baumann, Gross, Beier, Stiller, Amiri, Nubel, Thiaw, Ouedraogo, Undav


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  1. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Bonny should play for Scotland - mind you he wouldn’t qualify for the next round if he did…

  2. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Chances of Netherlands vs Tunisia getting called off?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Delayed maybe, but not called off I don't think

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Cheers Bobby

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Why, what’s happening?

      1. CoracAld2831
        • 5 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        80 % chance of thunder storms happening so might be delayed.

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          1 month, 16 days ago

          Thanks Corac…

  3. FPL Emu
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    My Ivory coast defender got benched. Is there any negative to still keeping him in the team.

    If he never gets subbed on, can I still remove him from the team for someone else?

    If he gets a red card, can I still remove him?

    New article

    1. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Yes to both

    2. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Yes, you can sub him out, but not if he gets a red card.

  4. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Diomande your turn to put some millions into your selling price

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Got an assist so off to a decent start

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Yup, let's hope he gets on the scoresheet himself next

  5. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    German goal given, Sane Goal, Wirtz assist

  6. NZREDS
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Ecquador pull one back

  7. Charlie Price
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Didn’t know Robbie Savage was the Ecuador coach?

    1. karam94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      He isn't, Jeff Hardy is

      1. THE Wild Rover
        • 15 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        I assume it was a rubbish joke, suggesting that he looks like Savage. He doesn’t.

        1. Charlie Price
          • 5 Years
          1 month, 16 days ago

          Long blond hair, charging up and down the line and fuming at the officials. Ok he has lost a bit of weight but apart from that it could easily be him.

  8. Mozumbus
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Love the way Ecuador giving tough time to Germany, it'll be an exciting match

  9. Charlie Price
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    VAR being very passive in this World Cup so far. Seem reluctant to send the ref to the monitor unlike in the English Premier League.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      If that wasn't a high boot, what is?

      1. SM001
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Boot to head is not head to boot.

      2. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        This ref has been shocking. The goal should have never stood.

  10. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Summerville
    vd Ven
    Benched

    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Brobbey starts

  11. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Sweden XI: Zetterström; Lagerbielke, Lindelöf ©, Hien; Bernhardsson, Stroud, Ayari, Gudmundsson; Elanga; Isak, Gyökeres

    Japan XI: Suzuki; Seko, Itakura ©, Itō; Sugawara, Tanaka, Kamada, Nakamura; Maeda, Doan; Ueda

  12. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Of the 7 favorites to win the World cup, (Argentina, France, Spain, England, Germany, Brazil and Portugal) this result quietly moves Germany to the bottom of the list

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Germany had already secured 1st place before this match so they playing at half throttle.

      1. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Ecuador has a way of making Germany look slow

      2. Mozumbus
        • 4 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Not really, I watched the match
        Germany exposed
        To their luck, their next match is with a not so strong team, most probably
        But they'll not be able to withstand a strong team later on

  13. SM001
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    FFS Koeman!

  14. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Netherlands XI: Verbruggen; Dumfries, Van Hecke, Van Dijk ©, Ake; Gravenberch, Reijnders, De Jong; Malen, Brobbey, Gakpo

    Tunisia XI: Dahmen; Ben Hamida, Talbi, Abdi, Valery; Skhiri ©, Khedira; Gharbi, Mejbri, Slimane; Mastouri

  15. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Captain

    A. Dumfries
    B. Gakpo

    1. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      B

  16. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Captain Gakpo or Summerville?

    1. Bobbyg1
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Summerville benched? Gakpo

  17. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Oh no...

  18. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Going to sleep. Captain:

    A. Dumfries
    B. Kamada (4.9%)
    C. Çalhanoglu (0.9%)

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Dumfries for me.

    2. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      A,but Kamada is appealing.

  19. lespaul
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Does anyone know what these annoying bing bong chimes are during the world cup matches , it like a supermarket or something