Curacao vs Ivory Coast, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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Curacao vs Ivory Coast — Worldcup at Lincoln Financial Field.
- Curacao 3 games · 1 pts (2026/26)
- Ivory Coast 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Glenn Nyberg
- Assistant 1 Mahbod Beigi
- Assistant 2 Andreas Soderqvist (Sweden)
10 games this season
🟨 2.7/game
⚽ 4.8 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Canada | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Qatar | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Brazil | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Morocco | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Scotland | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Haiti | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | United States | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Australia | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Paraguay | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Turkey | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Germany | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Ecuador | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Curacao | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Japan | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Sweden | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Belgium | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | Egypt | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Iran | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Spain | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | France | 3 | 9 |
| 34 | Norway | 3 | 6 |
| 35 | Senegal | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Iraq | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Argentina | 3 | 9 |
| 38 | Austria | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Algeria | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Jordan | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Colombia | 3 | 7 |
| 42 | Portugal | 3 | 5 |
| 43 | Congo DR | 3 | 4 |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | England | 3 | 7 |
| 46 | Croatia | 3 | 6 |
| 47 | Ghana | 3 | 4 |
| 48 | Panama | 3 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Season Stats
| Curacao | Ivory Coast | |
|---|---|---|
| #20 | Position | #18 |
| 1 | Points | 6 |
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 0 / 1 / 2 | W / D / L | 2 / 0 / 1 |
| 1 | Scored | 4 |
| 9 | Conceded | 2 |
| -8 | GD | +2 |
| 0.33 | PPG | 2.00 |
| 0% | Win % | 67% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
33%
Clean Sheets
Curacao this season
Curacao this season
50%
Clean Sheets
Ivory Coast this season
Ivory Coast this season
Curacao are 20th (1 pts). Ivory Coast are 18th (6 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Curacao
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/2
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Ivory Coast
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Ivory Coast
| Nicolas Pepe | 2 G | 1 A |
| Amad Diallo | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Curacao to score. At the same time, Ivory Coast does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Curacao is showing some good football. However, Curacao are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 7' What composure from Nicolas Pepe! The Ivory Coast international strokes it home. 0-1.
- 12' Ousmane Diomande has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 17' Deveron Fonville, a Curacao , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 22' The travelling Ivory Coast supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 32' Both keepers have barely been tested. Curacao and Ivory Coast are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dick Advocaat might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 42' Ivory Coast looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Nicolas Pepe scoring 2 goals.
- 46' Amad Diallo makes way for Christ Ravynel Inao Oulai at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Ivory Coast.
- 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 61' Another substitution for Curacao to replace Livano Comenencia by Jeremy Antonisse on 61 minute.
- 64' Against the run of play, Nicolas Pepe has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 66' Another change for Ivory Coast made on 66 minute. Nicolas Pepe leaves to be changed by Sepe Elye Wahi.
- 71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
- 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Juninho Bacuna.
- 77' Tyrese Noslin is replacing Deveron Fonville for the Curacao side.
- 82' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Curacao needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.
Lineups
Curacao Lineups
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 8
- 18
- 20
- 24
- 7
- 10
- 9
- 21
Bench
- 25
- 26
- 4
- 13
- 15
- 23
- 6
- 22
- 11
- 12
- 14
- 16
- 17
- 19
Coach
Dick Advocaat
Ivory Coast Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1
- 2
- 7
- 13
- 17
- 8
- 15
- 18
-
9
Ange-Yoan Bonny ↓ Oumar Diakite 66'
-
11
Yan Diomande ↓ Bazoumana Toure 66'
-
19
Nicolas Pepe ↓ Sepe Elye Wahi 66'
Bench
- 16
- 23
- 3
- 5
- 20
-
4
Jean Michael Seri ↑ 77'
- 6
- 25
- 26
- 10
-
12
Sepe Elye Wahi ↑ 66'
-
14
Oumar Diakite ↑ 66'
- 22
-
24
Bazoumana Toure ↑ 66'
Coach
Emerse Faé
H2H
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.3
Curacao xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.25
Ivory Coast xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 76% + Ivory Coast to win 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Ivory Coast win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 2.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
| ± 3.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
Curacao or Draw
32%
Draw or Ivory Coast
88%
Curacao or Ivory Coast
80%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Ivory Coast win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
17.6%
0 – 3
14.2%
0 – 0
9.3%
0 – 4
8%
1 – 2
5.7%
1 – 1
5.4%
1 – 3
4.5%
0 – 5
3.7%
1 – 4
2.7%
1 – 0
1.8%
0 – 6
1.5%
Asian Handicap — Curacao
| Handicap | Curacao covers | Push | Ivory Coast covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -2 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -1.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -1 | 0% | 3% | 97% |
| -0.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| +0.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| +1 | 19% | 24% | 57% |
| +1.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| +2 | 43% | 24% | 33% |
| +2.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
Clean Sheet
Curacao keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
Ivory Coast keeps clean sheet
74%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.