The Group E Ivory Coast vs Ecuador saw the African side take the three points with a late 90th minute goal by substitute Amad Diallo proving the difference. Popular Pre-Tournament dark horses pick Ecuador will now be needed a win from their last two games to keep their World Cup flame alight. And even then, as the Ivory Coast are yet to play Curacao who were beaten 7-1 by Germany. For the Ivory Coast, it was another good result for African sides. And themselves of course.
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Group E kicks off with the popular pick for dark horses in Ecuador playing regular African World Cup participants Ivory Coast. It may not be the most exciting contest as there might not be a lot or any goals in this game, we’re calling the first scoreless draw of the 2026 World Cup. Ivory Coast conceded zero goals in World Cup qualifying and Ecuador scored just 14 goals in 18 games and finished second overall. This 2026 FIFA World Cup Group E Ivory Coast vs Ecuador Match Centre will provide an overview of the before and after with a Pre-Game Summary, Match Review and Post-Match stats.
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STATS SUMMARY
RATINGS
The Gurgler’s in-house Ratings system based on H2H stats, World Cup stats, recent records, qualifying and past World Cup performance is here to make choosing the winner easier, or have something to blame.
| Ivory Coast | 49.4% | Ecuador | 50.6% |
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Ecuador finished second in South American qualifying with a W8 D8 L2 record. The scored just 14 goals in 18 games and conceded five.
Ivory Coast did even better in Qualifying with a W8 D2 record from 10 games, scoring 25 goals and keeping 10 clean sheets.
Ecuador’s record for World Cup openers is W2 L2, with three of those games ending 2-0.
Ivory Coast are W1 D1 L1 from their previous World Cup openers.
Ivory Coast have lost all three World Cup games v South American sides.
Ecuador have lost their only World Cup game v African sides.
Ivory Coast win over Uruguay in 2024 is their only win over a South American side ever. The record is W1 D3 L4.
Ecuador are 2/2 for playing African nations in the USA. They won both games 0-0.
MATCH PREDICTION
IVORY COAST 0 ECUADOR 0
