The opening round of fixtures could hardly have gone better for RB Leipzig’s six World Cup representatives. Germany, Ivory Coast, Austria and Norway all won their first games, some of them in emphatic fashion. Now David Raum, Assan Ouédraogo, Yan Diomande, Antonio Nusa and Austria duo Nici Seiwald and Xaver Schlager could take a massive step towards the knockout stage in the second round of fixtures.

There is a huge battle between two RBL stars on Saturday, 20th June, at 22:00 CEST, as Raumi and Assan come up against Yan in a direct battle for top spot in Group E. Both sides have three points on the board, with Germany sitting on a +6 goal difference after their 7-1 win over Curaçao. Ivory Coast, meanwhile, will go into the game full of confidence after beating Ecuador 1-0, having faced the tougher opponent on paper.

Germany may be favourites, but they are very wary of the Ivorians’ attacking threat. In particular, flying winger Yan has certainly caught the attention of Julian Nagelsmann’s squad.