Ivory Coast vs Ecuador — World Cup
1-0
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Going into the match, Ivory Coast had won 6, drawn 1, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 2.0 goals a game; Ecuador had won 2, drawn 5, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.2.
Match report
Home form going in: Ivory Coast
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 1, lost 3 (L W W D W). 2.0 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- L 3-2 at Egypt · 10 Jan 2026
- W 3-0 vs Burkina Faso · 6 Jan 2026
- W 2-3 at Gabon · 31 Dec 2025
- D 1-1 vs Cameroon · 28 Dec 2025
- W 1-0 vs Mozambique · 24 Dec 2025
- W 4-0 vs Chad · 19 Nov 2024
Away form going in: Ecuador
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 5, lost 3 (D D W L L). 1.2 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 at Argentina · 5 Jul 2024
- D 0-0 at Mexico · 1 Jul 2024
- W 3-1 vs Jamaica · 27 Jun 2024
- L 1-2 vs Venezuela · 22 Jun 2024
- L 1-2 vs Senegal · 29 Nov 2022
- D 1-1 at Netherlands · 25 Nov 2022
How it unfolded
- 90' Normal Goal — A. Diallo (Ivory Coast)
Match statistics
| Ivory Coast | Metric | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 48 | Ball possession | 52 |
| 1.52 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.01 |
| 15 | Total shots | 12 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 8 | Shots off target | 8 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 8 | Attempts inside box | 5 |
| 7 | Attempts outside box | 7 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 470 | Total passes | 492 |
| 397 | Accurate passes | 419 |
| 84 | Pass accuracy | 85 |
| 12 | Key passes | 9 |
| 102 | Duels | 102 |
| 58 | Duels won | 44 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |