Yellow card
Willian Pacho
Pulls back Ange-Yoan Bonny on the flank with an overly aggressive challenge, drawing the referee's first caution.
Ecuador
FTGroup Stage - Group E
🇨🇮Ivory CoastHome
1–0
🇪🇨EcuadorAway
0'90'
Lincoln Financial Field
Match events
8'🟨Willian Pacho
23'⚽Simon Adingra
31'🟨Anthony Valencia
52'🟨Seko Fofana
68'🟨Joel Ordóñez
76'↕️Franck Kessié
86'↕️Enner Valencia
Match preview: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador
🕐 Monday, June 15, 2026 at 06:00 AM (ICT) · 📍 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, USA
Ivory Coast face Ecuador in the Group Stage - Group E of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia. This promises to be an exciting contest between two competitive sides.
Ivory Coast
52%
Win probability
Draw
23%
Draw
Ecuador
25%
Loss
Match timeline
8'
Goal
Simon Adingra
Rises unmarked to meet Franck Kessié's whipped cross with a firm header from the penalty spot, sending the ball past Hernán Galíndez into the far corner.
Ivory Coast
23'
31'
Yellow card
Anthony Valencia
Booked for dissent after protesting a refereeing decision on a hard tackle in midfield.
Ecuador
Yellow card
Seko Fofana
Receives a caution for a sliding tackle on John Yeboah, cynically stopping a promising Ecuador counterattack.
Ivory Coast
52'
68'
Yellow card
Joel Ordóñez
Yellow card for a desperate foul on Yan Diomandé as Ecuador's backline grows increasingly frayed under pressure.
Ecuador
Substitution
Franck Kessié
Franck Kessié is withdrawn after a commanding display; defensive midfielder replaces him to shield the lead.
Ivory Coast
76'
86'
Substitution
Enner Valencia
Ecuador's captain is replaced in a desperate late tactical shift aimed at salvaging a point in the final moments.
Ecuador
Lineups
Ivory Coast - Projected XI
Formation 4-3-3
1GKYahia Fofana
2RBOusmane Diomandé
3CBGhislain Konan
5CBWilfried Singo
7LBOdilon Kossounou
4DMJean Michaël Seri
6CMSeko Fofana
8CMFranck Kessié
9RWAnge-Yoan Bonny
10STSimon Adingra
11LWYan Diomandé
Ecuador - Projected XI
Formation 4-3-3
1GKHernán Galíndez
2RBFélix Torres
3CBPiero Hincapié
4CBJoel Ordóñez
6LBWillian Pacho
5DMJordy Alcívar
8CMAnthony Valencia
10CMKendry Páez
9RWJohn Yeboah
11STKevin Rodríguez
13LWEnner Valencia
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