Curacao v Ivory Coast, 25 June 2026

Score2-0 to Ivory Coast
RefereeGlenn Nyberg
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group E
VenueLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia PA
Attendance68,324

View Curacao v Ivory Coast head to head

Kick-off: 4.00pm local . FIFA World Ranking: Curacao 82nd, Ivory Coast 33rd . This was the first-ever meeting at ‘A’ international level.

0 Curacao

Manager: Dick Advocaat

2 Ivory Coast

Manager: Emerse Fae

Goals:

Goals:

Nicolas Pépé 7 G
Nicolas Pépé 64 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Eloy Room
Defender Joshua Brenet
Defender Sherel Floranus
Defender Deveron Fonville
Defender Jurien Gaari
Defender Armando Obispo
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Livano Comenencia
Midfielder Juninho Bacuna
Midfielder Tahith Chong
Forward Jürgen Locadia

Starting lineup:

Yahia Fofana Goalkeeper
Ousmane Diomandé Defender
Guéla Doué Defender
Odilon Kossounou Defender
Christopher Operi Defender
Franck Kessié Midfielder (captain)
Ibrahim Sangaré Midfielder
Amad Diallo Midfielder/Forward
Yan Diomande Midfielder/Forward
Nicolas Pépé Midfielder/Forward
Ange-Yoan Bonny Forward

Substitutions:

Jeremy Antonisse for Livano Comenencia 61
Gervane Kastaneer for Jurien Gaari 77
Tyrese Noslin for Deveron Fonville 77
Brandley Kuwas for Jürgen Locadia 90
Shurandy Sambo for Joshua Brenet 90

Substitutions:

Christ Inao Oulaï for Amad Diallo 46
Oumar Diakité for Ange-Yoan Bonny 67
Bazoumana Touré for Yan Diomande 67
Elye Wahi for Nicolas Pépé 67
Jean Michaël Seri for Franck Kessié 77

Cards:

Juninho Bacuna 74 Y
Gervane Kastaneer 83 Y

Cards:

Nicolas Pépé 34 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tyrick Bodak
Goalkeeper Trevor Doornbusch
Defender Shurandy Sambo
Defender Roshon van Eijma
Defender/Midfielder Tyrese Noslin
Defender/Midfielder Godfried Roemeratoe
Midfielder Jeremy Antonisse
Midfielder Riechedly Bazoer
Midfielder Kevin Felida
Midfielder Kenji Gorré
Midfielder Brandley Kuwas
Midfielder Ar'jany Martha
Midfielder/Forward Jearl Margaritha
Forward Sontje Hansen
Forward Gervane Kastaneer

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mohamed Koné
Goalkeeper Alban Lafont
Defender Ghislain Konan
Defender Evan N'Dicka
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Agbadou
Defender/Midfielder Wilfried Singo
Midfielder Séko Fofana
Midfielder Christ Inao Oulaï
Midfielder Jean Michaël Seri
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Oumar Diakité
Midfielder/Forward Parfait Guiagon
Midfielder/Forward Bazoumana Touré
Forward Evann Guessand
Forward Elye Wahi

Comments:

Although the failed to reach the knockout stages and finished bottom of Group E, Curacao now held the record for the smallest nation ever to compete at a FIFA World Cup tournament. . They had now conceded 18 goals in their last six ‘A’ international games. . Curacao would have become the lowest-ranked nation to ever reach the knockout stages at a FIFA World Cup finals.

Comments:

Finishing as runners-up to Germany in Group E, Ivory Coast had now qualified for the knockout stages of a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time. . The Elephants had now scored in their last eight games at the FIFA World Cup finals. . Nicolas Pepe had now become the second-ever to score more than one goal in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament for Ivory Coast: previously two for Aruna Dindane against Serbia and Montenegro at Munich, Germany in 2006.

0 Curacao

Manager: Dick Advocaat

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Eloy Room
Defender Joshua Brenet
Defender Sherel Floranus
Defender Deveron Fonville
Defender Jurien Gaari
Defender Armando Obispo
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Livano Comenencia
Midfielder Juninho Bacuna
Midfielder Tahith Chong
Forward Jürgen Locadia

Substitutions:

Jeremy Antonisse for Livano Comenencia 61
Gervane Kastaneer for Jurien Gaari 77
Tyrese Noslin for Deveron Fonville 77
Brandley Kuwas for Jürgen Locadia 90
Shurandy Sambo for Joshua Brenet 90

Cards:

Juninho Bacuna 74 Y
Gervane Kastaneer 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tyrick Bodak
Goalkeeper Trevor Doornbusch
Defender Shurandy Sambo
Defender Roshon van Eijma
Defender/Midfielder Tyrese Noslin
Defender/Midfielder Godfried Roemeratoe
Midfielder Jeremy Antonisse
Midfielder Riechedly Bazoer
Midfielder Kevin Felida
Midfielder Kenji Gorré
Midfielder Brandley Kuwas
Midfielder Ar'jany Martha
Midfielder/Forward Jearl Margaritha
Forward Sontje Hansen
Forward Gervane Kastaneer

Comments:

Although the failed to reach the knockout stages and finished bottom of Group E, Curacao now held the record for the smallest nation ever to compete at a FIFA World Cup tournament. . They had now conceded 18 goals in their last six ‘A’ international games. . Curacao would have become the lowest-ranked nation to ever reach the knockout stages at a FIFA World Cup finals.

2 Ivory Coast

Manager: Emerse Fae

Goals:

Nicolas Pépé 7 G
Nicolas Pépé 64 G

Starting lineup:

Yahia Fofana Goalkeeper
Ousmane Diomandé Defender
Guéla Doué Defender
Odilon Kossounou Defender
Christopher Operi Defender
Franck Kessié Midfielder (captain)
Ibrahim Sangaré Midfielder
Amad Diallo Midfielder/Forward
Yan Diomande Midfielder/Forward
Nicolas Pépé Midfielder/Forward
Ange-Yoan Bonny Forward

Substitutions:

Christ Inao Oulaï for Amad Diallo 46
Oumar Diakité for Ange-Yoan Bonny 67
Bazoumana Touré for Yan Diomande 67
Elye Wahi for Nicolas Pépé 67
Jean Michaël Seri for Franck Kessié 77

Cards:

Nicolas Pépé 34 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mohamed Koné
Goalkeeper Alban Lafont
Defender Ghislain Konan
Defender Evan N'Dicka
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Agbadou
Defender/Midfielder Wilfried Singo
Midfielder Séko Fofana
Midfielder Christ Inao Oulaï
Midfielder Jean Michaël Seri
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Oumar Diakité
Midfielder/Forward Parfait Guiagon
Midfielder/Forward Bazoumana Touré
Forward Evann Guessand
Forward Elye Wahi

Comments:

Finishing as runners-up to Germany in Group E, Ivory Coast had now qualified for the knockout stages of a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time. . The Elephants had now scored in their last eight games at the FIFA World Cup finals. . Nicolas Pepe had now become the second-ever to score more than one goal in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament for Ivory Coast: previously two for Aruna Dindane against Serbia and Montenegro at Munich, Germany in 2006.