Final score: Ivory Coast 1 — 0 Ecuador
Date: Sunday, June 14, 2026
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
Stage: Group Stage
Ivory Coast edged Ecuador 1–0 — the kind of single-goal result that defines knockout-football paths.
Ivory Coast takes 3 points and the inside track on group qualification. Ecuador now needs a positive result in matchday 2 to keep top-2 hopes alive — and probably needs to win matchday 3 outright.
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