CuraçaovsIvory Coast

Ivory Coast saw off Curaçao 2–0. Goalscorers — Ivory Coast: Nicolas Pépé 7', Nicolas Pépé 64'.

Curaçao met Ivory Coast in Group E of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Boston Stadium in Foxborough on Thursday, June 25, 2026. It is one of the six matches in Group E, where the four sides each play three games and the top two advance directly to the Round of 32. With the eight best third-placed teams across the 12 groups also progressing, points here carry real weight from the opening whistle.

Ivory Coast go in ranked 34th in the FIFA World Ranking to Curaçao's 83rd — a gap of 49 places that marks Ivory Coast out as clear favourites on paper. It is an inter-confederation meeting — Curaçao of CONCACAF against Ivory Coast of CAF — the kind of contrast in styles the World Cup exists to stage.

Curaçao arrive at the 2026 World Cup ranked 83rd in the world and representing CONCACAF.

Ivory Coast are one of Africa's most talented footballing nations, having produced generations of world-class players who have graced the biggest clubs in European football. Les Elephants won the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations on home soil in dramatic fashion, capping a turbulent tournament with a remarkable comeback after initially being on the brink of elimination.

Ivory Coast: Ivory Coast have appeared at three World Cups: 2006, 2010, and 2014.

The match is scheduled at Boston Stadium in Foxborough, United States. Kickoff is scheduled for Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 08:00 PM (04:00 PM ET).