Curaçao 0-2 Côte d'Ivoire · World Cup 2026
Curaçao lost to Côte d'Ivoire 0-2 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Curaçao and Côte d'Ivoire met in the World Cup 2026 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Thursday, 25 June 2026.
Goalscorers
Curaçao did not score. Côte d'Ivoire: N. Pépé 7', 64'.
How the match went
Côte d'Ivoire saw more of the ball, 63% of it. Curaçao had 11 shots with 2 on target, Côte d'Ivoire 7 with 3 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 4 to Curaçao and 6 to Côte d'Ivoire. Curaçao conceded 11 fouls, Côte d'Ivoire 6. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Curaçao, 1 for Côte d'Ivoire).
Line-ups
Curaçao started in a 5-4-1: Eloy Room, Joshua Brenet, Jurien Gaari, Armando Obispo, Deveron Fonville, Sherel Constancio Floranus, Tahith Chong, Livano Comenencia, Leandro Bacuna, Juninho Bacuna, Jürgen Locadia.
Côte d'Ivoire started in a 4-2-3-1: Yahia Fofana, Guéla Doué, Odilon Kossounou, Ousmane Diomande, Christopher Operi, Ibrahim Sangaré, Franck Kessié, Amad Diallo, Nicolas Pépé, Yan Diomande, Ange-Yoan Bonny.
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Minute by minute
- 7'Goal! Curaçao 0-1 Côte d'Ivoire. N. Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) scores, assisted by Y. Diomande.
- 45'Half-time. Curaçao 0-1 Côte d'Ivoire.
- 64'Goal! Curaçao 0-2 Côte d'Ivoire. N. Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) scores, assisted by I. Sangaré.
- 90'Full-time. Curaçao 0-2 Côte d'Ivoire.
Full commentary (37 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Curaçao vs Côte d'Ivoire.
- 2'Attempt saved. T. Chong (Curaçao), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 7'Goal! Curaçao 0-1 Côte d'Ivoire. N. Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) scores, assisted by Y. Diomande.
- 10'Attempt missed. A. Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 14'Attempt missed. J. Gaari (Curaçao), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 18'Attempt missed. A. Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire), left-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 23'Attempt missed. A. Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 35'Yellow card for N. Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire).
- 40'Attempt missed. T. Chong (Curaçao), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 44'Attempt missed. L. Bacuna (Curaçao), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45'4 minutes of added time.
- 45+3'Attempt blocked. J. Gaari (Curaçao), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 45'Half-time. Curaçao 0-1 Côte d'Ivoire.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire: C. I. Oulaï comes on for A. Diallo.
- 53'Attempt blocked. F. Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire), left-footed shot. xG 0.18.
- 55'Attempt missed. S. Floranus (Curaçao), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 61'Substitution, Curaçao: J. Antonisse comes on for L. Comenencia.
- 64'Goal! Curaçao 0-2 Côte d'Ivoire. N. Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) scores, assisted by I. Sangaré.
- 67'Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire: B. Touré comes on for Y. Diomande.
- 67'Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire: E. Wahi comes on for N. Pépé.
- 67'Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire: O. Diakité comes on for A. Bonny.
- 74'Attempt saved. T. Chong (Curaçao), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 75'Yellow card for J. Bacuna (Curaçao).
- 77'Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire: J. M. Seri comes on for F. Kessié.
- 77'Substitution, Curaçao: T. Noslin comes on for D. Fonville.
- 77'Substitution, Curaçao: G. Kastaneer comes on for J. Gaari.
- 79'Attempt missed. J. Bacuna (Curaçao), header from a set piece. xG 0.08.
- 79'Attempt missed. L. Bacuna (Curaçao), header from a set piece. xG 0.10.
- 83'Yellow card for G. Kastaneer (Curaçao).
- 89'Attempt saved. E. Wahi (Côte d'Ivoire), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 90'Substitution, Curaçao: B. Kuwas comes on for J. Locadia.
- 90'Substitution, Curaçao: S. Sambo comes on for J. Brenet.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt missed. G. Kastaneer (Curaçao), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. J. Antonisse (Curaçao), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90'Full-time. Curaçao 0-2 Côte d'Ivoire.