FIFA World Cup

Ivory Coast vs Ecuador, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Ivory Coast
  • 90': Amad Diallo
FT
1 - 0
Ecuador

    Man United's Amad scores late as Ivory Coast edge Ecuador

    A late goal from Amad Diallo earned the Ivory Coast a 1-0 win in and end-to-end opening World Cup clash with Ecuador in Philadelphia.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 2': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gonzalo Plata.
    • 4': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Foul by Franck Kessie (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 8': Franck Kessie (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Enner Valencia (Ecuador).
    • 14': Attempt missed. John Yeboah (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alan Franco.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Diomande.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Elye Wahi (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Hernán Galíndez (Ecuador).
    • 19': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Joel Ordóñez.
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
    • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 23': John Yeboah (Ecuador) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Alan Minda (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 24': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Foul by Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 28': Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Alan Minda (Ecuador) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Pedro Vite with a through ball.
    • 30': Attempt missed. John Yeboah (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Franck Kessie.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Diomande.
    • 37': Guéla Doué (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Enner Valencia (Ecuador).
    • 37': Foul by Guéla Doué (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 37': Alan Minda (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Franck Kessie (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 38': Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Franck Kessie (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 40': Foul by Guéla Doué (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 40': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Guéla Doué (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Foul by Willian Pacho (Ecuador).
    • 41': Guéla Doué (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Pedro Vite.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Wilfried Singo (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Guéla Doué with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Diomande.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Franck Kessie (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 45'+4': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 0, Ecuador 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Côte d'Ivoire 0, Ecuador 0.
    • 46': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Gonzalo Plata with a through ball.
    • 48': Foul by Alan Franco (Ecuador).
    • 48': Bazoumana Touré (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Yan Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
    • 52': Elye Wahi (Côte d'Ivoire) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Yan Diomande with a cross.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Guéla Doué.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Pedro Vite (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Plata.
    • 56': Substitution, Ecuador. Nilson Angulo replaces Alan Minda.
    • 56': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Ange-Yoan Bonny replaces Elye Wahi.
    • 56': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Amad Diallo replaces Bazoumana Touré.
    • 57': Foul by Alan Franco (Ecuador).
    • 57': Yan Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Yan Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
    • 60': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Joel Ordóñez.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hernán Galíndez (Ecuador). Assisted by Yan Diomande.
    • 62': Yan Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Alan Franco (Ecuador).
    • 62': Substitution, Ecuador. Jackson Porozo replaces Alan Franco.
    • 62': Substitution, Ecuador. Ángelo Preciado replaces John Yeboah.
    • 63': Ange-Yoan Bonny (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Foul by Jackson Porozo (Ecuador).
    • 68': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yahia Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 69': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Emmanuel Agbadou.
    • 73': Ange-Yoan Bonny (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Jackson Porozo (Ecuador).
    • 73': Jackson Porozo (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Seko Fofana.
    • 77': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Christ Inao Oulaï replaces Nicolas Pépé.
    • 77': Substitution, Ecuador. Kevin Rodríguez replaces Enner Valencia.
    • 79': Christ Inao Oulaï (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
    • 79': Handball by Christ Inao Oulaï (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 81': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
    • 81': Franck Kessie (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Ghislain Konan (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left.
    • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Joel Ordóñez (Ecuador).
    • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 85': Foul by Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador).
    • 85': Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Nilson Angulo (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 86': Foul by Guéla Doué (Côte d'Ivoire).
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Joel Ordóñez (Ecuador) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo with a cross.
    • 87': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Ghislain Konan.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Joel Ordóñez (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nilson Angulo with a cross.
    • 89': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Odilon Kossounou replaces Guéla Doué.
    • 90': Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 1, Ecuador 0. Amad Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wilfried Singo.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Christ Inao Oulaï (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
    • 90'+3': Wilfried Singo (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Nilson Angulo (Ecuador).
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Amad Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hernán Galíndez (Ecuador). Assisted by Ghislain Konan.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Christ Inao Oulaï.
    • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Christ Inao Oulaï (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
    • 90'+8': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
    • 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo with a cross.
    • 90'+9': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Christ Inao Oulaï.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 1, Ecuador 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Côte d'Ivoire 1, Ecuador 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 1
    51.6 Possession 48.4
    12 SHOTS 15
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    419 Accurate Passes 397
    492 Passes 470
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    14 Crosses 8
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    36 Long Balls 40
    11 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    15 Effective Tackles 9
    21 Tackles 14
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 11
    18 Effective Clearances 29
    18 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup

    Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
    Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Attendance: 68,274

    FIFA World Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Germany 3 +6 6
    2 Ivory Coast 3 +2 6
    3 Ecuador 3 0 4
    4 Curaçao 3 -8 1
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CIV Ivory Coast (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Yahia Fofana (GK)
    20 Emmanuel Agbadou
    5 Wilfried Singo
    3 Ghislain Konan
    17 Guela Doué Yellow Card
    6 Seko Fofana Yellow Card
    8 Franck Kessié Yellow Card
    24 Bazoumana Touré
    11 Yan Diomande
    12 Elye Wahi
    19 Nicolas Pépé
    Ivory Coast Substitutes:
    Parfait Guiagon, Christ Inao Oulaï, Christopher Operi, Simon Adingra, Ange-Yoan Bonny, Oumar Diakité, Mohamed Koné, Ibrahim Sangaré, Ousmane Diomande, Evan Ndicka, Alban Lafont, Evann Guessand, Jean Michaël Seri, Amad Diallo, Odilon Kossounou.

    ECU Ecuador (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Hernán Galíndez (GK)
    6 Willian Pacho
    4 Joel Ordóñez
    3 Piero Hincapié
    21 Alan Franco
    15 Pedro Vite
    23 Moisés Caicedo
    14 Alan Minda
    9 John Yeboah
    13 Enner Valencia
    19 Gonzalo Plata
    Ecuador Substitutes:
    Kevin Rodríguez, Gonzalo Valle, Pervis Estupiñán, Denil Castillo, Jordy Caicedo, Nilson Angulo, Anthony Valencia, Ángelo Preciado, Kendry Páez, Yaimar Medina, Jackson Porozo, Félix Torres, Jeremy Arévalo, Jordy Alcívar, Moisés Ramírez.

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