Saturday's international friendly predictions including USA vs. Germany

Ivory Coast vs. Morocco (Saturday, 6.00pm)

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African heavyweights Ivory Coast and Morocco will battle it out for supremacy in an international friendly encounter at Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny on Saturday.

Both sides have suffered just one defeat apiece since the turn of the year, and this weekend's encounter promises to be a keenly-contested affair.

We say: Ivory Coast 2-2 Morocco

Given the firepower on display, we are anticipating a highly-entertaining affair with goals at both ends. That said, we can also see the teams cancelling each out to settle for a share of the spoils in the end.

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USA vs. Germany (Saturday, 8.00pm)

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The Julian Nagelsmann era begins on Saturday for Euro 2024 hosts Germany, who continue their sequence of friendlies against the USA at the Pratt & Whitney Stadium in Conneticut.

The Yanks have triumphed in their last two exhibition games over Uzbekistan and Oman by an aggregate score of 7-0, while Die Mannschaft saw off France under the temporary tutelage of Rudi Voller last time out.

We say: USA 1-2 Germany

A change in management worked wonders for Germany when France made a brief stopover last month, and while Nagelsmann may take some time to fully implement his methods, Die Mannschaft can fight fire with fire to get off to the perfect start under the 36-year-old.

The USA are rarely shut out in front of their own fans and should be backed to breach a permeable German backline, but the visitors' enviable talent up top can come good to secure back-to-back wins for the first time in seven months.

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> How Germany could line up against the USA