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It's a classic tale of a struggling giant versus determined underdogs in World Cup Group E. Germany looks vulnerable, but can the smallest nation ever to compete, Curaçao, the powerful Ivory Coast, or the formidable Ecuador cause a major upset? Here are our predictions.

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00:00Previewing every single World Cup group ahead of the tournament this summer, Group E.
00:04Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast and Ecuador make up this group.
00:08Germany are a fascinating team in this tournament.
00:11They have incredible World Cup pedigree, having won it four times,
00:14but scraped through a pretty straightforward qualifying group
00:17and have been very disappointing in recent tournaments since winning it back in 2014.
00:22Some brilliant attacking players are somewhat offset by defensive and goalkeeping uncertainty.
00:26Although, crucially, Manuel Noy is likely to come out of retirement for one last dance in the US this summer.
00:31Massive.
00:32Their group mates all qualified with flying colours.
00:34Curacao are the smallest nation to ever compete in a World Cup,
00:37but went unbeaten in qualifying, as did Ivory Coast.
00:41Ecuador finished second in South America, ahead of Brazil, Colombia and Uruguay,
00:45despite starting their campaign on minus three points.
00:48They will all be full of confidence, will travel in numbers,
00:52despite Curacao's population only being 185,000,
00:54and will fancy their chances against a faltering Germany.
00:58A player to watch from each team, Jamal Musiala of Germany,
01:01Tahith Chong of Curacao, Jan Diamande of Ivory Coast,
01:04and yes, still, Enna Valencia of Ecuador.
01:07Still.
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