Ivory Coast secured a 2-0 victory over Curacao today at the Philadelphia stadium in the USA, in the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage.
This victory is the fifth for the Ivorian team in their World Cup history, and it marks the first time they have managed to advance from the first round and qualify for the knockout stages.
Match Highlights and Goals
the Ivorian Elephants wrapped things up early. They opened the scoring against Curacao through Nicolas Pepe in the 7th minute. The same player returned to score the decisive goal in the 64th minute, sealing their qualification.
With this result, and following Ecuador's win over Germany in the other match played at the same time, Germany qualifies for the Round of 32 at the top of the group with 6 points. Ivory Coast also qualifies in second place with 6 points, Ecuador goes through in third place with 4 points, and Curacao is knocked out of the tournament at the bottom with 0 points.
