Falcons to meet NAVI in IEM Cologne Stage 3 headline clash

Falcons, fresh from a narrow 2-1 win over Monte, will face Natus Vincere in the headline 2-1 pool match at IEM Cologne Stage 3 on June 14. The match is scheduled for 17:00 local time at the IEM Cologne Major 2026 venue. The teams last met in the group stage of BLAST Open Rotterdam, where Natus Vincere won 2-1.

The 2-1 pool on June 14 also includes BetBoom versus Vitality and Aurora versus 9z, both scheduled for 14:30. The Falcons–Natus Vincere match closes the session.

Other Stage 3 fixtures on the same day feature MOUZ facing FUT and The MongolZ meeting Monte at 12:00, and G2 playing Legacy at 17:00. Legacy will be without their coach for the remainder of the Cologne event after he was barred for a communication infraction.

BetBoom lost 2-0 to FURIA in a recent match and will play Vitality. 9z will play Aurora. The MongolZ’s match with Monte will be the teams’ first meeting since the Paris Major; only Garidmagnai “bLitz” Byambasuren and Sodbayar “Techno” Munkhbold from that Paris match are in the current lineups.

Results from the 2-1 and 1-2 pools will decide which teams advance to the knockout rounds at IEM Cologne and which teams are eliminated from title contention.