Ivory Coast may have been defeated 2-1 by Germany in their second World Cup game on Saturday, but head coach Emerse Fae still believes his side can emulate Morocco at the 2022 edition in Qatar and at least reach the final four of the ongoing competition.
Welcome to TNIE's LIVE coverage of Day 15 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Day 15 will continue the tournament's six-games-a-day schedule, with Curacao taking on Ivory Coast in Group E and Ecuador facing Germany in the other fixture.
Ivory Coast go through as Group E runners-up and will face either France or Norway in the last 32. Following a 1-0 victory over Ecuador and 2-1 defeat to Germany, the three-time African champions kicked off knowing a draw would be sufficient to progress.
Ivory Coast advanced to the FIFA World Cup knockout stage for the first time in their history after defeating Curacao 2-0 on Thursday night. The Elephants were looking to bounce back after last weekend's last-gasp defeat to Germany,
Germany, who had already qualified as group winners, took an early lead at MetLife Stadium through Leroy Sane before Nilson Angulo fired Ecuador level after just nine minutes. Germany had a penalty at the start of the second half overturned following a VAR review for a foul in the build-up before Gonzalo Plata stabbed home the winner with 13 minutes remaining,
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