Group EFull time
Final · Jun 25Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Goals
2 goals — watch every replay below
- 7'N. Pepe▲ 151
- 64'N. PepeGoal of the match▲ 386
The market saw itPolymarket
The stakes
Full time: Ivory Coast 2-0 Curaçao — a Group E result now baked into the table.
- storylineCuraçao — the smallest nation that ever qualifiedReality bit hard: lost 7-1 to Germany on debut (June 14) — but scored their historic first-ever World Cup goal (Comenencia). Bottom of Group E. The dream now is one more goal, one more moment.
The two sides
Ivory CoastThe youngest team here, and rising
The youngest squad at the World Cup, finally breaking a long curse, conceding nothing in qualifying and winning on a 90th-minute super-sub strike — a long-haunted nation daring to believe.
CuraçaoThe smallest country ever to qualify
An island of 156,000 — the smallest nation EVER at a World Cup — whose fans cried tears of joy through a 7-1 loss. For one stunning moment they were tied with Germany. Root for the purest David there is.
Who plays where
Ivory Coast
- Al-AhliFranck Kessié
- BrightonSimon Adingra
- Manchester UnitedAmad Diallo
- RB LeipzigYan Diomandé
Curaçao
- FC VolendamJuninho Bacuna
- FC ZürichLivano Comenencia
- Iğdır FKLeandro Bacuna
- Miami FCEloy Room
- Sheffield UnitedTahith Chong