Ivory Coast vs 14.06.26 23:001 – 0Full Time
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Match report
Late Amad Diallo strike gives Ivory Coast opening win over Ecuador
Ivory Coast opened their World Cup Group Stage campaign with a narrow 1-0 win over Ecuador at Lincoln Financial Field, a contest that stayed goalless deep into stoppage time before finally breaking in the home side's favour. The victory gave Emerse Fae's side the perfect start under the tournament's opening matchday billing.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The breakthrough arrived in the 90th minute, when Amad Diallo converted after being set up by Wilfried Singo, sending the home crowd into raptures and settling what had been a tightly contested, goalless affair through ninety minutes of normal time. There was no further scoring after the goal, with the match finishing 1-0.
Ivory Coast shaded the underlying numbers, registering 15 shots to Ecuador's 12 and forcing four efforts on target compared to just one for Sebastian Beccacece's side, despite having slightly less of the ball at 48 percent possession. Ecuador, unable to find a route to goal despite their territorial edge, finished the match having conceded a shootout of chances they could not convert.
Amad Diallo scored the decisive stoppage-time goal and earned an 8.3 rating, the top mark among all players on the pitch, sharing that distinction with teammate Yan Diomande.
Ivory Coast's four shots on target against Ecuador's solitary effort underlined their greater threat in front of goal despite a fairly even territorial split.
Ivory Coast beat Ecuador 1–0 (half-time 0–0).
Ivory Coast met Ecuador in the World Cup (Group Stage - 1). Kick-off was Sunday, 14 June 2026, 23:00 UTC at Lincoln Financial Field. Referee: Francois Letexier.
Team pages: Ivory Coast · Ecuador · World Cup
Key moments
- 90' Goal: Amad Diallo (assist: Wilfried Singo) — 1–0 · Watch Amad Diallo's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Ivory Coast (4-4-2)
Ecuador (4-4-2)
- 1 H. Galindez
- 3 Piero Hincapié
- 6 Willian Pacho
- 4 Joel Ordoñez
- 21 Alan Franco
- 14 Alan Minda
- 15 Pedro Vite
- 23 Moisés Caicedo
- 9 John Yeboah
- 13 Enner Valencia (c)
- 19 Gonzalo Plata
About this match
On this page: the Ivory Coast vs Ecuador final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this World Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Ivory Coast 1–0 Ecuador. Explore more on the Ivory Coast and Ecuador team pages or the World Cup page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Ivory Coast vs Ecuador?
Ivory Coast beat Ecuador 1–0 (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Ivory Coast vs Ecuador?
Amad Diallo (90') for Ivory Coast.
›Where can I watch Ivory Coast vs Ecuador highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Ivory Coast 1–0 Ecuador are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.