Shortly after, on May 31st, Germany will host Finland at the same time in Mainz These dates are contingent upon successful direct qualification for the World Cup and are subject to the World Cup group draw taking place on December 5th in Washington DC, the DFB stated
Germany has only faced Ivory Coast once previously, a friendly match played on November 18th, 2009, in Gelsenkirchen which ended in a 2-2 draw The German national team has a longer history with Finland, having played them a total of 23 times The DFB team has won 16 of those matches, most recently a 2-0 victory on August 31st, 2016, in Mönchengladbach during the farewell match for World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger Six games between the two nations have concluded as draws, with Finland claiming victory once
Further international opponents and venues for the national team’s preparation matches leading up to the World Cup will be announced at a later date
