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Ivory Coast beats Ecuador 1-0 at FIFA World Cup with Amad Diallo goal
Key takeaways
- Ecuador looked strong before Diallo broke through in the 90th minute with a clinical left-footed shot to seal the win.
- The teams combined to hit the crossbar three times before the Manchester United winger broke the deadlock to secure three points for his team at the Philadelphia Stadium on Sunday.
- Diallo – who entered as a substitute in the 56th minute – broke through with a left-footed shot from just inside the penalty area that beat diving goalkeeper Hernan Galindez.
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Ecuador looked strong before Diallo broke through in the 90th minute with a clinical left-footed shot to seal the win.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Amad Diallo gives Ivory Coast a win in their first match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 [Mauro Pimentel/AFP]By APPublished On 15 Jun 202615 Jun 2026Amad Diallo scored in the 90th minute to lift Ivory Coast to a 1-0 victory over Ecuador in their first World Cup appearance in a dozen years.
The teams combined to hit the crossbar three times before the Manchester United winger broke the deadlock to secure three points for his team at the Philadelphia Stadium on Sunday.
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