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how amad s late winner saw ivory coast snatch a world cup 2026 group win over ecuador the athletic 2026 men s world cup transfer news premier league tennis formula 1 nba nhl golf cycling global sports champions league championship la liga fa cup cricket europa league women s football olympics sailing sports business boxing serie a bundesliga international football nfl mlb mls fpl league cup league one league two women s euros nwsl college sports ncaaf ncaam peak mma motorsports nascar culture memorabilia collectibles gaming sports betting world cup news day 4 recap spain vs cape verde group standings soccer connections log in subscribe now tickets by viagogo play center region u s international search top news podcasts world cup scores schedule bracket teams groups daily newsletter pick em fantasy spain vs cape verde day 4 recap latest news bracket projections live results team rankings top players soccer connections how to watch skip advertisement advertisement fifa men s world cup group stage group e matchweek 1 ivory coast 1 sun jun 14 full time 0 ecuador a diallo 90 1 52 xg 1 01 match live blog discuss timeline how amad s late winner saw ivory coast snatch a world cup 2026 group win over ecuador the match was set to be the tournament s first goalless draw until the manchester united winger scored in the 90th minute max mathews and michael dominski june 15 2026 at 8 24 am edt amad celebrates scoring for ivory coast getty images michael dominski deputy managing editor live result ivory coast 1 0 ecuador ivory coast have beaten ecuador 1 0 in their first match of the 2026 world cup the match looked set to finish as the first goalless draw of the tournament until amad scored the winning goal in the 90th minute ecuador had several big chances to score over the course of the match including hitting the crossbar twice in the first half the result leaves ivory coast level with germany on three points atop group e after the germans 7 1 thrashing of curacao earlier today share your reactions in the discuss tab or by emailing live theathletic com go further ivory coast beats ecuador at world cup as liverpool target yan diomande goes global june 14 2026 at 10 30 pm edt michael dominski deputy managing editor live up next in group e the second matchweek of the group stage sees ivory coast take on heavyweights germany in toronto and ecuador face minnows curacao in kansas city those matches are scheduled for saturday june 14 2026 at 10 24 pm edt felipe cardenas senior writer soccer ecuador head coach an unjust result getty images ecuador head coach sebastian beccacece feels the result against ivory coast was unfair the lack of accuracy those details we were far superior in the first half and in the second half we also had a clear chance he said after the loss then it comes down to game situations the ivory coast right back s foul was clearly a red card and that s where the goal play came from these are things we can t control but they end up influencing an unjust result june 14 2026 at 10 18 pm edt michael dominski deputy managing editor live amad we came here to make history getty images speaking after the game match winner amad laid down a marker saying we needed that we came here to make history this is the first major tournament for all of us and we re incredibly motivated june 14 2026 at 10 14 pm edt michael dominski deputy managing editor live updated group e projections christ inao oulai taunting ecuador s fans after ivory coast s win getty images with tonight s result ivory coast s likelihood of advancing to the round of 32 has jumped all the way up to 95 per cent according to our projections our model gives them a 31 per cent chance of finishing in first place in the group which is a strong number considering the strength of germany meanwhile ecuador s chances of advancing to the knockout stage have fallen to 59 per cent with third place in the group by far their most likely route to doing so june 14 2026 at 10 10 pm edt michael dominski deputy managing editor live your reactions to ivory coast s win getty images here s a sample of some of our readers reactions to ivory coast s late victory there s plenty of unbridled joy for ivory coast and some stark disagreement over how far ecuador will go in this tournament a anonymous u 10h 40m ago ecuador is a defensive minded side that relies on one attacking forward eder valencia for 90 of the games if he s not playing well they won t score they will not advance past the next round with this scheme s steven c 11h 14m ago the tournament that keeps on giving so happy for cd i after all the drama in that country ecuador are not done by any means 8 j jonathan s 11h 21m ago ecu will be thru in 3rd and you won t want to play them in r32 8 1 j jayson m 11h 7m ago just here to say amaaaaaaaaaad congrats cd i 6 1 c cm a 10h 46m ago truly unfair final result that ecuador leaves empty handed 2 june 14 2026 at 10 06 pm edt rebecca tauber staff editor reporting from lincoln financial field rebecca tauber the athletic khadidja coulivaly grew up in the ivory coast but has lived in the u s since college she doesn t know how much her ticket right by ivory coast s bench cost a friend from high school bought it for her as a way for us who are still in the country to be able to come here since a lot of us are not able to make it i feel like it s a testimony to the resilience here of our team she said of the win june 14 2026 at 10 02 pm edt max mathews staff writer live diomande s creative masterclass getty images yan diomande created five chances against ecuador only two ivory coast players have created more in a world cup match arthur boka in 2010 against north korea six and didier zokora against serbia in 2006 seven his fantastic performance earned him the man of the match award june 14 2026 at 9 58 pm edt max mathews staff writer live a historically unlucky game for ecuador opta getty images ecuador is only the fourth team on record since 1966 to hit the woodwork three times in a world cup match and lose after usa vs iran 1998 brazil vs argentina 1990 and italy vs brazil 1978 june 14 2026 at 9 54 pm edt michael dominski deputy managing editor live ivory coast breaks through ivory coast s players celebrating their win in their dressing room getty images on a similar note this is the first time that ivory coast have defeated a south american team at the world cup ending a run of three losses 2006 vs argentina 2010 vs brazil and 2014 vs colombia june 14 2026 at 9 50 pm edt felipe cardenas senior writer soccer work for south american teams to do getty images conmebol teams from the south america federation have not started well at this world cup paraguay were routed by the u s brazil escaped with a point against morocco and now ecuador have lost in their opener it s the first time since 1974 that conmebol teams have failed to win any of their first three matches in a world cup the south american teams will be heavily supported in north america but thus far that has not been a factor in their performances uruguay argentina and colombia will debut this week june 14 2026 at 9 46 pm edt max mathews staff writer live amad leaving it late getty images amad s strike for ivory coast against ecuador is the latest winning goal scored by a substitute in a world cup match which finished 1 0 since francesco totti s 94th minute penalty for italy against australia in june 2006 his goal is also the latest ever for the ivorians in a world cup match june 14 2026 at 9 42 pm edt jack lang football writer valencia we have to raise our heads getty images enner valencia on ecuadorian tv it got away from us we played a good game but the ball didn t go in we all wanted to start with a win but we have to raise our heads the fans were incredible i m sad we were not able to make them happy today but we re going to fight until the end june 14 2026 at 9 38 pm edt rebecca tauber staff editor reporting from lincoln financial field lots of the ivory coast fans i ve talked to are local here from new jersey or delaware to represent for those who couldn t make the trip from abroad they are facetiming family members up at 1 30 am back home to join the dance party the small but passionate crowd is currently singing and dancing to local band magic system june 14 2026 at 9 35 pm edt michael dominski deputy managing editor live so it s no wonder that ivory coast manager emerse fae was pumped up after amad scored the winning goal in the final minute of normal time emerse faé almost jumped out of the camera frame celebrating ivory coast s goal what a moment for the head coach pic twitter com 3d8kvwb6em fox soccer foxsoccer june 15 2026 june 14 2026 at 9 32 pm edt max mathews staff writer live 12 long years in the making getty images that was ivory coast s first world cup goal since striker wilfried bony scored in the group stage against greece in brazil in 2014 bony cancelled out andreas samaris early strike but ivory coast conceded in stoppage time to giorgos samaras penalty and were eliminated twelve years until their next goal at the tournament and it came in a positive result this time june 14 2026 at 9 29 pm edt rebecca tauber staff editor reporting from lincoln financial field quality not quantity for ivorian fans getty images it didn t matter how many they had it s the quality that s what we re trying to portray supporter dolle zabo told me of ivory coast s fans quality counts june 14 2026 at 9 26 pm edt michael dominski deputy managing editor live opta getty images a crucial run forward by singo set amad up to steal all three points for ivory coast ivory coast scores its first goal of the 2026 fifa world cup and leads ecuador late pic twitter com fhmuarheia fox soccer foxsoccer june 15 2026 june 14 2026 at 9 23 pm edt jack lang football writer let s hear from ecuador s boss getty images sebastian beccacece has given his interview on ecuadorian television we played well in the first half created clear chances the defeat hurts but this is just the start of the competition june 14 2026 at 9 20 pm edt max mathews staff writer live ecuador defence is finally breached getty images that is the first goal ecuador have conceded in an official match i e not a friendly since march 2025 that was an added time goal conceded against venezuela on march 21 last year in a match they won 2 1 anyway team stats civ ecu game details location philadelphia stadium national boxing bundesliga champions league championship college football college sports copa america copa del rey cricket culture cycling europa league european championship fa cup fantasy baseball fantasy basketball fantasy football fantasy hockey fantasy premier league fifa club world cup fifa men s world cup fifa women s world cup formula 1 gaming global sports golf international football la liga league cup league one league two ligue 1 memorabilia collectibles men s college basketball men s olympic ice hockey mixed martial arts mlb mls motorsports 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