Ivory CoastvsCuraçao
CIV 2/CUW 0
Things to say
Ivory Coast beat Curaçao 2-nil at Lincoln Financial Field to stay top of the group.
01
opener
Ivory Coast handled it, 2-nil. Curaçao hung in for a while but never really threatened. Clean sheet, job done.
02
key player
Amad Diallo was the difference. Three shots, buzzing all night down the right, just a different level of pace out there.
03
hot take
Two-nil flatters Curaçao if anything. They got a paddling and it could've been worse.
04
deep cut
Sangaré quietly ran the midfield, 82 accurate passes. Curaçao's whole back line was basically chasing shadows.
05
exit
Ivory Coast look the real deal heading into the knockouts. Curaçao need a result next or they're going home.
The recap
Ivory Coast handled their business at Lincoln Financial Field, seeing off Curaçao 2-nil to keep their World Cup campaign humming along at 2-0-1. Amad Diallo was the livewire up top, peppering the goal while Ibrahim Sangaré bossed the midfield and kept the ball ticking.
Curaçao battled, with Armando Obispo throwing himself into everything at the back, but they never really threatened and Yahia Fofana barely had to break a sweat for the clean sheet. A tidy, professional job that leaves Curaçao still searching for their first win.