Group · Match 9FIFA World Cup 2026
Côte d'Ivoire
Manager: Emerse Fae
FT1 – 0
Ecuador
Manager: Sebastián Beccacece
90' A. Diallo
Philadelphia Stadium · Monday, 15 June 2026 · 00:00 · FT · Côte d'Ivoire won after full-time.
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Côte d'Ivoire4-4-2
Confirmed lineup
Ecuador3-4-3
196.5↓77'
N. Pépé
207.2
E. Agbadou
66.9↓77'
S. Fofana
246.1↓56'
B. Touré
126.5↓56'
E. Wahi
177.0↓89'
G. Doué
11★8.2
Y. Diomande
16.7
Y. Fofana
36.9
G. Konan
57.7
W. Singo
87.0
F. Kessié
217.0↓62'
A. Franco
197.7
G. Plata
146.6↓56'
A. Minda
157.6
P. Vite
136.7↓77'
E. Valencia
66.4
W. Pacho
97.0↓62'
J. Yeboah
46.8
J. Ordóñez
36.7
P. Hincapié
16.5
H. Galíndez
237.4
M. Caicedo
Substitutions
56' ▲ Ange-Yoan Bonny ▼ Elye Wahi
56' ▲ Amad Diallo ▼ Bazoumana Touré
77' ▲ Christ Inao Oulaï ▼ Nicolas Pépé
77' ▲ Ibrahim Sangaré ▼ Seko Fofana
89' ▲ Odilon Kossounou ▼ Guela Doué
56' ▲ Nilson Angulo ▼ Alan Minda
62' ▲ Jackson Porozo ▼ Alan Franco
62' ▲ Angelo Preciado ▼ John Yeboah
77' ▲ Kevin Rodríguez ▼ Enner Valencia
Match stats

Team totals

Côte d'Ivoire v Ecuador · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
Côte d'IvoireEcuador
48.8%
Possession
51.2%
7
Shots
6
1
Shots on target
0
2
Corners
0
8
Fouls
3
3
Cards
1
Full-time

Match report

Côte d'Ivoire Claims Three Points in World Cup Opener Against Ecuador

In their opening fixture of World Cup, Côte d'Ivoire emerged victorious over Ecuador at Philadelphia Stadium. The game ended with a 1-0 scoreline, following a first-half score of 0-0.

A goal was scored right at the death in the 90th minute when Amad Diallo netted with an assist by Wilfried Singo to make it 1–0 for Côte d'Ivoire.

Côte d'Ivoire play Germany on 20 June and Curacao on 25 June. Ecuador's next opponents are Curacao on 21 June and Germany on 25 June.

Match stats

Advanced

Côte d'Ivoire v Ecuador · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
1.98
Expected goals (xG)
1.06
1.37
xG on target
0.21
4
Counter attacks
4
2
Big chances created
1
Match stats

Player Ratings

31 players · ★ man of the match
Source
MATCH DATA
Côte d'Ivoire
Yan Diomande
Yan Diomande★
90' · 2 shots · 5 KP · 5 tkl
8.21
Amad Diallo
Amad Diallo
34' · 1G · 2 shots · 1 KP · 1 tkl
7.87
Wilfried Singo
Wilfried Singo
90' · 1A · 1 shots · 1 KP
7.73
Emmanuel Agbadou
Emmanuel Agbadou
90' · 4 tkl
7.24
Guéla Doué
Guéla Doué
89' · 2 KP · 1 tkl
7.01
Franck Kessié
Franck Kessié
90' · 1 KP · 2 tkl
7.00
Seko Fofana
Seko Fofana
77' · 4 shots · 1 KP
6.91
Ghislain Konan
Ghislain Konan
90' · 1 shots · 1 KP
6.89
Christ Inao Oulaï
Christ Inao Oulaï
13' · 1 shots
6.84
Ibrahim Sangaré
Ibrahim Sangaré
13' · 1 tkl
6.70
Yahia Fofana
Yahia Fofana
90'
6.69
Ange-Yoan Bonny
Ange-Yoan Bonny
34'
6.60
Elye Wahi
Elye Wahi
56' · 2 shots · 1 tkl
6.53
Nicolas Pépé
Nicolas Pépé
77' · 2 shots
6.45
Bazoumana Touré
Bazoumana Touré
56'
6.12
Odilon Kossounou
Odilon Kossounou
1'
—
Ecuador
Gonzalo Plata
Gonzalo Plata
90' · 1 shots · 3 KP · 3 tkl
7.70
Pedro Vite
Pedro Vite
90' · 1 shots · 1 KP · 3 tkl
7.57
M. Caicedo
M. Caicedo
90' · 1 shots · 3 KP · 2 tkl
7.37
Alan Franco
Alan Franco
62' · 1 KP · 2 tkl
7.02
John Yeboah
John Yeboah
62' · 3 shots · 1 tkl
7.02
Joel Ordóñez
Joel Ordóñez
90' · 2 shots · 2 tkl
6.83
Piero Hincapié
Piero Hincapié
90' · 1 shots · 5 tkl
6.73
Enner Valencia
Enner Valencia
77' · 1 shots · 1 tkl
6.72
Alan Minda
Alan Minda
56' · 2 shots
6.56
Nilson Angulo
Nilson Angulo
34' · 1 KP · 1 tkl
6.51
Hernán Galíndez
Hernán Galíndez
90'
6.50
Willian Pacho
Willian Pacho
90' · 1 tkl
6.41
Kevin Rodríguez
Kevin Rodríguez
13'
6.33
Angelo Preciado
Angelo Preciado
28'
6.08
Jackson Porozo
Jackson Porozo
28'
6.06
Dugout

Coaches in focus

Fae v Beccacece · head coaches
Record
Last 12 months with club, all competitions. Penalty shootouts count at the score after extra time.
Coach
Emerse Fae
Côte d'Ivoire · Since Feb 2024
Record
Only 0 matches with Côte d'Ivoire so far
Coach
Sebastián Beccacece
Ecuador · Since Aug 2024
Record
Only 0 matches with Ecuador so far
Nations oddsTournament · Group
Côte d'Ivoire
3 markets
vs
Ecuador
3 markets
301Oddschecker (best price)
Tournament Winner
101Oddschecker (best price)
9.00Oddschecker (best price)
Group Winner
5.00Oddschecker (best price)
1.25Oddschecker (best price)
Qualify Top 2
1.12Oddschecker (best price)
Qualifying statsCampaign · Overall
Côte d'Ivoire vs Ecuador
10 qualifiers · 18 qualifiers
Côte d'IvoireEcuador
2.5Goals for0.8
0.0Goals ag.0.3
0%BTTS %17%
30%Over 2.5 %22%
100%Clean sheet72%
20%Failed to score56%
Referee
F. Letexier
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Recent Results · Qualifying Games

Win Draw Loss
Côte d'Ivoire
  • 3-0HKenya14 Oct
  • 7-0ASeychelles10 Oct
  • 0-0AGabon9 Sept
  • 1-0HBurundi5 Sept
  • 1-0HGambia24 Mar
  • 1-0ABurundi21 Mar
  • 0-0AKenya11 Jun
  • 1-0HGabon7 Jun
  • 2-0AGambia20 Nov
  • 9-0HSeychelles17 Nov
Ecuador
  • 1-0HArgentina10 Sept
  • 0-0AParaguay5 Sept
  • 0-0APeru11 Jun
  • 0-0HBrazil6 Jun
  • 0-0AChile26 Mar
  • 2-1HVenezuela21 Mar
  • 1-0AColombia19 Nov
  • 4-0HBolivia15 Nov
  • 0-0AUruguay16 Oct
  • 0-0HParaguay10 Oct
Market streaksLast 10 · hit / miss
BTTS YesBoth teams to score
League avg53%
Côte d'Ivoire
overall
0/10
Ecuador
overall
1/10
Over 2.5 goalsTotal goals 3+
League avg57%
Côte d'Ivoire
overall
3/10
Ecuador
overall
2/10
Over 1.5 goalsTotal goals 2+
Côte d'Ivoire
overall
4/10
Ecuador
overall
2/10
Group EView group
TeamPLWDL+/−GDPTSNext
1
Germany
320110-4+66
2
Côte d'Ivoire
32014-2+26
3
Ecuador
31112-204
4
Curacao
30121-9-81
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