On Sunday, June 14, Natus Vincere lost to Team Falcons with a score of 1:2 (Dust2 3:13, Mirage 13:7, Anubis 16:19). The match was held in a best-of-3 format as part of IEM Cologne Major 2026: Stage 3. Thus, Falcons finish the group stage with a result of 3:1 and advance to the playoffs, while NAVI with a score of 2:2 still have chances and will continue to fight in the decisive round.
Team Falcons roster: Finn karrigan Andersen, Nikola NiKo Kovač, Ilya m0NESY Osipov, Maxim kyousuke Lukin, Rene TeSeS Madsen.
Natus Vincere roster: Aleksi Aleksib Virolainen, Valerii b1t Vakhovskyi, Drin makazze Shakiri, Mykhailo iM Ivan, Ihor w0nderful Zhdanov.
The third stage of IEM Cologne Major 2026 takes place from June 11 to June 15. The playoffs will be held from June 18 to June 21. The total prize pool of the event is $1,250,000. It is worth noting that earlier, Falcons captain karrigan admitted that he feels more support from fans in the new team than in FaZe Clan.
