Thursday , 2 July 2026

Curacao vs Ivory Coast, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Curacao
0 – 2
Full Time
Ivory Coast
Thu 25 Jun 2026 · 20:00 UTC Lincoln Financial Field HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 7' Nicolas Pepe
0–2 64' Nicolas Pepe
Juninho Bacuna 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Curacao vs Ivory Coast — Worldcup at Lincoln Financial Field.

Match Details

  • Referee Glenn Nyberg
  • Assistant 1 Mahbod Beigi
  • Assistant 2 Andreas Soderqvist (Sweden)
16 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game

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

1
Curacao 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Ivory Coast
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-25 Curacao 0–2 Ivory Coast

Recent Form

Curacao
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jun Ivory Coast H 0–2 L
21 Jun Ecuador A 0–0 D
14 Jun Germany A 1–7 L
Ivory Coast
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jun Curacao A 2–0 W
20 Jun Germany A 1–2 L
14 Jun Ecuador H 1–0 W

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)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Curacao this season
50% Clean Sheets
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Lincoln Financial Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 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 a strike from Nicolas Pepe! The score is 0-1.
  • 12' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Deveron Fonville made 171 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 17' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Livano Comenencia suffering a number of foals already.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' Christ Ravynel Inao Oulai has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Franck Kessie, as he is very good at scoring at Lincoln Financial Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 42' It looks like no one’s ball. Ivory Coast is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Ivory Coast team. Amad Diallo is replaced by Christ Ravynel Inao Oulai on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 61' Another substitution for Curacao to replace Livano Comenencia by Jeremy Antonisse on 61 minute.
  • 64' Nicolas Pepe with the second goal in the match!
  • 66' Sepe Elye Wahi is replacing Nicolas Pepe for the Ivory Coast side.
  • 71' Amad Diallo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 75' The referee calls foul for Juninho Bacuna. He receives a card.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Curacao team. Deveron Fonville is replaced by Tyrese Noslin on 77 minute.
  • 82' Curacao started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
  • 87' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Curacao.

Lineups

Curacao Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Advocaat

Ivory Coast Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Emerse Faé

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

✓ Correct
Curacao12% Draw20% Ivory Coast68%
Actual: Ivory Coast win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes24% 0% No76%
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

✓ Correct
Curacao3% Draw40% Ivory Coast57%
Actual: 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.