Germany vs. Côte d'Ivoire - Exact Score

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Market context

Germany’s World Cup meeting with Côte d’Ivoire is pricing at **4% YES** for an exact-score outcome, which is consistent with a heavily dispersed scoreline market rather than a simple win/loss view. On the match odds, Germany is the clear favourite and Côte d’Ivoire the underdog, so the consensus is that one side should control the result; for an exact score bet, that usually leaves the widest value in the common one-goal and two-goal scorelines, with any exact 0-0, 1-0, 1-1 or 2-1 outcome needing far less to go right than a blowout.[2][3] Historical context also argues against treating the low implied probability as unusual: the only prior meeting between the teams was a 2-2 friendly in 2009, and Côte d’Ivoire have relatively limited World Cup experience compared with Germany, which tends to push traders towards cautious score expectations rather than speculative high-scoring tails.[1][6][9]

The main catalysts are team news, tactical selection and the live market’s read on early tempo. FIFA lists the match for 20 June 2026 at 20:00 UTC, and the settlement window runs to that kickoff time unless the game is delayed or moved, so line-up announcements and any late injury or rest decisions are the key inputs before the market closes.[4] Broadcast and live-data feeds already show Germany laying short in the moneyline and the total around 2.5 goals, which suggests the crowd is leaning towards a narrow favourite win rather than a chaotic scoreline; that leaves contrarian value mainly in exact low-scoring draws or a 2-0/2-1 type result if Germany’s attack is trusted more than the broader public consensus.[2][3]

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Methodology

We track Germany vs. Côte d'Ivoire - Exact Score on the five venues with material liquidity for prediction markets. Live odds come from the Polymarket Polygon order book — the only source that ships real-time data under an open licence. For Kalshi, Betfair and Manifold we list platform attributes (fee, KYC, settlement, payment) instead of fabricated odds, because their APIs use non-comparable contract definitions.

Resolution & payout

Settlement runs on-chain. Polymarket's contract logic separates YES and NO shares as conditional tokens; at resolution the winning share lifts to $1.00 and the losing one to $0. The outcome input comes from the UMA Optimistic Oracle, which secures against bad resolution with a bond + dispute window.

Once finalised, the smart contract pays USDC to the holders' wallets within minutes — no withdrawal fees beyond Polygon network gas. Kalshi settles in USD via CFTC clearance, Betfair in account currency net of commission, Manifold in play-money mana with no cash-out.

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How does resolution work?

Through the UMA Optimistic Oracle on Polygon: a proposer submits the outcome, a two-hour challenge window opens, and USDC payouts settle automatically once the result is final.

How fast are USDC deposits?

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How reliable are the quoted odds?

The YES/NO percentages are the live mid-prices of the Polymarket order book. On deep markets they move every few seconds; on thinner ones you'll see short plateaus.