QUICK ANSWER

Is Malick Thiaw in the World Cup 2026?

Yes — Malick Thiaw is in Germany's 26-man World Cup 2026 squad and plays his club football for Newcastle in the Premier League. Germany are in Group E; their next match is against Curaçao. Onside's model gives Germany a 53% chance to reach the Round of 16 and 2.9% to win the tournament.
● GROUP STAGE COMPLETE

Is Malick Thiaw playing today?

Germany have completed their Group E fixtures. Knockout-round opponent depends on other group results — see the live bracket for the projected path.

GERMANY · GROUP E · NEWCASTLE

Malick Thiaw

GERMANYPL · NEWCASTLE

Malick Thiaw carries Germany's World Cup hopes through Group E — model projects — pts-per-90 across the three group-stage fixtures.

ONSIDE AI · MODEL v5

PROJ PPG · MODEL
vs ALL OUTFIELDS IN TOP-100
0.07.0
HOW FAR DOES THIAW GO?
ROUND OF 16
53%
QUARTER-FINAL
33%
SEMI-FINAL
16%
FINAL
7.1%
CHAMPION
2.9%

Cumulative probabilities · Updated each match · 60-min refresh

PHOTO · WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

TOURNAMENT STATS · UPDATES EVERY MATCH

Live stat sheet

Matches
pre-debut
Minutes
Goals
0
Assists
0
Clean Sheets
outfield
xG
pre-debut
Proj xP/90
model
Fantasy pts
0
Onside calc

Stats refresh after every match (60s ISR + football-data 15s upstream cache). xG is approximated until shot-level data ships; clean sheets currently track GKs only.

ONSIDE MODEL · TOURNAMENT IMPACT MAP

Thiaw's match-by-match expected output

Per-match expected points combine the model's win probability for Germany, projected per-90 output, and assumed minutes share. Cells dim as the journey grows uncertain.

Knockout cells dashed to signal contingency · Click any group cell to open the prediction.

ONSIDE RADAR · WC 2026 MODEL

Malick Thiaw — the player profile

Germany #10 · Newcastle · PL regular

5-AXIS PROFILE
ATTACK63PLAYMAKING68TACTICAL83PHYSICAL81DEFENDING65
Malick ThiawAverage pro · 75
ONSIDE MODEL · WC 2026 PROJECTION
EXP. GOALS · TMT
0.1
across the tournament
EXP. ASSISTS · TMT
0.1
across the tournament
xG / MATCH
0.02
model expectation
xA / MATCH
0.02
model expectation
MINUTES SHARE
85%
PL regular · high start prob
POSITION
Newcastle

Ratings synthesised by Onside's model from team rank + position cohort + recent fixtures. Refreshed every 60 minutes.

Malick Thiaw's group-stage fixtures

3 MATCHES · MODEL WIN-PROBABILITIES SHOWN

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