Nicolas Pepe scored twice as Ivory Coast reached the World Cup knockout stages for the first time with a 2-0 win that eliminated tournament debutants Curacao. Pepe put Ivory Coast ahead in the seventh minute in Philadelphia after Yan Diomande’s cutback, then doubled the lead in the 64th minute after a pass from Ibrahim Sangare, according to Yahoo Sports.
Ivory Coast finished as Group E runners-up and will face either France or Norway in the last 32. Curacao, coached by Dick Advocaat, went out after taking their first World Cup point in a goalless draw with Ecuador.
WORLD CUP | Nicolas Pepe scores twice as Ivory Coast beat Curacao 2-0 to reach knockouts
2026-06-25 23:04:14
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