Curacao host Ivory Coast in the World Cup 2026 on 25 June 2026, Thursday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 21:00 UK Time.
Curacao face Ivory Coast in the Group E finale at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Thursday June 25, with both matches in the group kicking off simultaneously at 4pm ET.
Ivory Coast sit third on three points and need a win to guarantee their place in the knockout stage. Curacao have one point from their historic draw with Ecuador and are mathematically alive but would need to win here.
Ivory Coast have the quality, the motivation and the matchup to win this by a significant margin. For tips across the full tournament, visit our World Cup 2026 football tips page, or head to the World Cup 2026 hub for full group coverage.
Emerse Fae’s side have been one of the most impressive teams in Group E despite sitting third. They beat Ecuador 1-0 with a late Amad Diallo goal on Matchday 1 in a game where they were genuinely competitive against a side that created far more chances than the scoreline suggested.
Against Germany on Matchday 2 they were arguably the better side for an hour, with Franck Kessie scoring after Yan Diomande had terrorised the German backline down the right channel.
Only Deniz Undav’s two-goal cameo denied them a famous result. Diomande has been the standout player of Group E so far.
The 19-year-old RB Leipzig forward has caused problems for every opponent he has faced in this tournament with his pace, directness and technical quality, and against a Curacao side that had to sit in a deep 5-4-1 block for 90 minutes against Ecuador, he will have far more space to operate.
Amad Diallo confirmed his place in the XI after scoring as a substitute on Matchday 1, and with the knockout stage in sight, Ivory Coast will attack from the first whistle.
The story of Curacao at this World Cup has been one of the great narratives of the tournament. The smallest nation ever to appear at a World Cup scored a historic first goal against Germany through Livano Comenencia, and Eloy Room’s 15 saves against Ecuador to earn a famous point will be talked about for generations in a country of 160,000 people.
But Room’s heroics against Ecuador came at a cost. The goalkeeper faced 15 shots on target from a side that was also wildly wasteful in front of goal. Ivory Coast are more clinical than Ecuador, their attack is more varied, and they carry the motivation of a side that knows exactly what it needs to do.
Curacao’s 5-4-1 block will hold for a period but Ivory Coast have the wide quality and the movement in behind to eventually pull it apart. Dick Advocaat’s side have already exceeded every expectation at this tournament and their moment has passed.
Ivory Coast -2.5 Asian Handicap at 2.25 is the headline tip. Ivory Coast need to win and know that goal difference could matter in the third-place standings if things go against them elsewhere. They have the attacking tools to open up Curacao’s deep block in a way that Ecuador, for all their xG, could not, because their final product is far superior.
Yan Diomande to score anytime at 2.38 is the value pick. The 19-year-old has been the best player in Group E and has been directly involved in goals in both of Ivory Coast’s matches, creating Kessie’s opener against Germany with a devastating run and causing problems throughout the Ecuador game
Ivory Coast 4-0 at 8.50 is the correct score pick. Room’s heroics against Ecuador should not be taken as evidence that Curacao can keep any team out. Ecuador created 3.05 xG without scoring, which says as much about their finishing as it does about Room
| Curacao | Ivory Coast | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 2 | 2 |
| Wins | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | 0 |
| Loss | 1 | 1 |
| Goals For | 1 | 2 |
| Goals Against | 7 | 2 |
| Curacao | Ivory Coast | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 0 | 1 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
| Loss | 0 | 1 |
| Goals For | 0 | 1 |
| Goals Against | 0 | 2 |
|
21.06.26
|
Ecuador Curacao |
0-0 |
|
14.06.26
|
Germany Curacao |
7-1 |
|
07.06.26
|
Curacao Aruba |
4-0 |
|
30.05.26
|
Scotland Curacao |
4-1 |
|
31.03.26
|
Australia Curacao |
5-1 |
|
27.03.26
|
China Curacao |
2-0 |
|
19.11.25
|
Jamaica Curacao |
0-0 |
|
14.11.25
|
Bermuda Curacao |
0-7 |
|
15.10.25
|
Curacao Trinidad and Tobago |
1-1 |
|
11.10.25
|
Curacao Jamaica |
2-0 |
|
10.09.25
|
Curacao Bermuda |
3-2 |
|
06.09.25
|
Trinidad and Tobago Curacao |
0-0 |
|
25.06.25
|
Honduras Curacao |
2-1 |
|
22.06.25
|
Curacao Canada |
1-1 |
|
18.06.25
|
Curacao El Salvador |
0-0 |
|
10.06.25
|
Haiti Curacao |
1-5 |
|
07.06.25
|
Curacao St. Lucia |
4-0 |
|
19.03.25
|
Kazakhstan Curacao |
2-0 |
|
18.11.24
|
Curacao St. Lucia |
4-1 |
|
15.11.24
|
Saint Martin Curacao |
0-5 |
|
14.10.24
|
Curacao Grenada |
1-0 |
|
11.10.24
|
Grenada Curacao |
0-0 |
|
09.09.24
|
Curacao Saint Martin |
4-0 |
|
06.09.24
|
St. Lucia Curacao |
2-1 |
|
09.06.24
|
Aruba Curacao |
0-2 |
|
06.06.24
|
Curacao Barbados |
4-1 |
|
25.03.24
|
Guinea Curacao |
5-1 |
|
24.03.24
|
Alanyaspor Curacao |
2-2 |
|
21.03.24
|
Hull City Curacao |
0-1 |
|
21.11.23
|
Curacao El Salvador |
1-1 |
|
17.11.23
|
Curacao El Salvador |
1-1 |
|
18.10.23
|
Curacao Trinidad and Tobago |
5-3 |
|
13.10.23
|
Curacao Panama |
1-2 |
|
11.09.23
|
Martinique Curacao |
1-0 |
|
07.09.23
|
Trinidad and Tobago Curacao |
1-0 |
|
17.06.23
|
Curacao St. Kitts and Nevis |
1-1 |
|
13.06.23
|
Puerto Rico Curacao |
0-0 |
|
13.06.23
|
Curacao Puerto Rico |
0-0 |
|
29.03.23
|
Argentina Curacao |
7-0 |
|
26.03.23
|
Curacao Canada |
0-2 |
|
27.09.22
|
Indonesia Curacao |
2-1 |
|
24.09.22
|
Indonesia Curacao |
3-2 |
|
10.06.22
|
Canada Curacao |
4-0 |
|
07.06.22
|
Honduras Curacao |
1-2 |
|
04.06.22
|
Curacao Honduras |
0-1 |
|
09.10.21
|
Curacao New Zealand |
1-2 |
|
06.10.21
|
Bahrain Curacao |
4-0 |
|
16.06.21
|
Curacao Panama |
0-0 |
|
13.06.21
|
Panama Curacao |
2-1 |
|
09.06.21
|
Curacao Guatemala |
0-0 |
|
07.06.26
|
Curacao Aruba |
4-0 |
|
14.10.25
|
Curacao Trinidad and Tobago |
1-1 |
|
10.10.25
|
Curacao Jamaica |
2-0 |
|
10.09.25
|
Curacao Bermuda |
3-2 |
|
21.06.25
|
Curacao Canada |
1-1 |
|
18.06.25
|
Curacao El Salvador |
0-0 |
|
06.06.25
|
Curacao St. Lucia |
4-0 |
|
18.11.24
|
Curacao St. Lucia |
4-1 |
|
14.10.24
|
Curacao Grenada |
1-0 |
|
09.09.24
|
Curacao Saint Martin |
4-0 |
|
05.06.24
|
Curacao Barbados |
4-1 |
|
21.11.23
|
Curacao El Salvador |
1-1 |
|
17.11.23
|
Curacao El Salvador |
1-1 |
|
18.10.23
|
Curacao Trinidad and Tobago |
5-3 |
|
13.10.23
|
Curacao Panama |
1-2 |
|
17.06.23
|
Curacao St. Kitts and Nevis |
1-1 |
|
13.06.23
|
Curacao Puerto Rico |
0-0 |
|
26.03.23
|
Curacao Canada |
0-2 |
|
04.06.22
|
Curacao Honduras |
0-1 |
|
09.10.21
|
Curacao New Zealand |
1-2 |
|
16.06.21
|
Curacao Panama |
0-0 |
|
09.06.21
|
Curacao Guatemala |
0-0 |
|
24.03.21
|
Curacao St. Vincent / Grenadines |
5-0 |
|
14.11.19
|
Curacao Costa Rica |
1-2 |
|
08.09.19
|
Curacao Haiti |
1-0 |
|
17.06.19
|
Curacao El Salvador |
0-1 |
|
20.11.18
|
Curacao Guadeloupe |
6-0 |
|
21.06.26
|
Ecuador Curacao |
0-0 |
|
14.06.26
|
Germany Curacao |
7-1 |
|
30.05.26
|
Scotland Curacao |
4-1 |
|
31.03.26
|
Australia Curacao |
5-1 |
|
27.03.26
|
China Curacao |
2-0 |
|
19.11.25
|
Jamaica Curacao |
0-0 |
|
14.11.25
|
Bermuda Curacao |
0-7 |
|
06.09.25
|
Trinidad and Tobago Curacao |
0-0 |
|
25.06.25
|
Honduras Curacao |
2-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Haiti Curacao |
1-5 |
|
19.03.25
|
Kazakhstan Curacao |
2-0 |
|
15.11.24
|
Saint Martin Curacao |
0-5 |
|
11.10.24
|
Grenada Curacao |
0-0 |
|
06.09.24
|
St. Lucia Curacao |
2-1 |
|
09.06.24
|
Aruba Curacao |
0-2 |
|
25.03.24
|
Guinea Curacao |
5-1 |
|
24.03.24
|
Alanyaspor Curacao |
2-2 |
|
21.03.24
|
Hull City Curacao |
0-1 |
|
11.09.23
|
Martinique Curacao |
1-0 |
|
07.09.23
|
Trinidad and Tobago Curacao |
1-0 |
|
13.06.23
|
Puerto Rico Curacao |
0-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Argentina Curacao |
7-0 |
|
27.09.22
|
Indonesia Curacao |
2-1 |
|
24.09.22
|
Indonesia Curacao |
3-2 |
|
10.06.22
|
Canada Curacao |
4-0 |
|
07.06.22
|
Honduras Curacao |
1-2 |
|
06.10.21
|
Bahrain Curacao |
4-0 |
|
12.06.21
|
Panama Curacao |
2-1 |
|
05.06.21
|
British Virgin Islands Curacao |
0-8 |
|
28.03.21
|
Cuba Curacao |
1-2 |
|
14.10.19
|
Costa Rica Curacao |
0-0 |
|
11.09.19
|
Haiti Curacao |
1-1 |
|
01.07.19
|
USA Curacao |
1-0 |
|
26.06.19
|
Jamaica Curacao |
1-1 |
|
22.06.19
|
Honduras Curacao |
0-1 |
|
23.03.19
|
Antigua and Barbuda Curacao |
2-1 |
|
12.10.14
|
Guadeloupe Curacao |
0-1 |
|
20.06.26
|
Germany Ivory Coast |
2-1 |
|
15.06.26
|
Ivory Coast Ecuador |
1-0 |
|
09.06.26
|
Philadelphia Union II Ivory Coast |
0-2 |
|
04.06.26
|
France Ivory Coast |
1-2 |
|
31.03.26
|
Scotland Ivory Coast |
0-1 |
|
28.03.26
|
South Korea Ivory Coast |
0-4 |
|
10.01.26
|
Egypt Ivory Coast |
3-2 |
|
06.01.26
|
Ivory Coast Burkina Faso |
3-0 |
|
31.12.25
|
Gabon Ivory Coast |
2-3 |
|
28.12.25
|
Ivory Coast Cameroon |
1-1 |
|
24.12.25
|
Ivory Coast Mozambique |
1-0 |
|
18.11.25
|
Oman Ivory Coast |
0-2 |
|
14.11.25
|
Saudi Arabia Ivory Coast |
1-0 |
|
14.10.25
|
Ivory Coast Kenya |
3-0 |
|
10.10.25
|
Seychelles Ivory Coast |
0-7 |
|
09.09.25
|
Gabon Ivory Coast |
0-0 |
|
05.09.25
|
Ivory Coast Burundi |
1-0 |
|
11.06.25
|
Canada Ivory Coast (Penalties:4 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
08.06.25
|
New Zealand Ivory Coast |
0-1 |
|
24.03.25
|
Ivory Coast Gambia |
1-0 |
|
21.03.25
|
Burundi Ivory Coast |
0-1 |
|
28.12.24
|
Burkina Faso Ivory Coast (Penalties:1 - 0) |
2-0 |
|
22.12.24
|
Ivory Coast Burkina Faso |
2-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Ivory Coast Chad |
4-0 |
|
15.11.24
|
Zambia Ivory Coast |
1-0 |
|
15.10.24
|
Sierra Leone Ivory Coast |
1-0 |
|
11.10.24
|
Ivory Coast Sierra Leone |
4-1 |
|
10.09.24
|
Chad Ivory Coast |
0-2 |
|
06.09.24
|
Ivory Coast Zambia |
2-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Kenya Ivory Coast |
0-0 |
|
07.06.24
|
Ivory Coast Gabon |
1-0 |
|
26.03.24
|
Ivory Coast Uruguay |
2-1 |
|
23.03.24
|
Ivory Coast Benin |
2-2 |
|
11.02.24
|
Nigeria Ivory Coast |
1-2 |
|
07.02.24
|
Ivory Coast DR Congo |
1-0 |
|
03.02.24
|
Mali Ivory Coast |
1-2 |
|
29.01.24
|
Senegal Ivory Coast (Penalties:4 - 5) |
1-1 |
|
22.01.24
|
Equatorial Guinea Ivory Coast |
4-0 |
|
18.01.24
|
Ivory Coast Nigeria |
0-1 |
|
13.01.24
|
Ivory Coast Guinea-Bissau |
2-0 |
|
06.01.24
|
Ivory Coast Sierra Leone |
5-1 |
|
20.11.23
|
Gambia Ivory Coast |
0-2 |
|
17.11.23
|
Ivory Coast Seychelles |
9-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Ivory Coast South Africa |
1-1 |
|
14.10.23
|
Ivory Coast Morocco |
1-1 |
|
09.09.23
|
Ivory Coast Lesotho |
1-0 |
|
17.06.23
|
Zambia Ivory Coast |
3-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Comoros Ivory Coast |
0-2 |
|
24.03.23
|
Ivory Coast Comoros |
3-1 |
|
27.01.23
|
Algeria Ivory Coast |
1-0 |
|
14.06.26
|
Ivory Coast Ecuador |
1-0 |
|
06.01.26
|
Ivory Coast Burkina Faso |
3-0 |
|
28.12.25
|
Ivory Coast Cameroon |
1-1 |
|
24.12.25
|
Ivory Coast Mozambique |
1-0 |
|
14.10.25
|
Ivory Coast Kenya |
3-0 |
|
05.09.25
|
Ivory Coast Burundi |
1-0 |
|
24.03.25
|
Ivory Coast Gambia |
1-0 |
|
22.12.24
|
Ivory Coast Burkina Faso |
2-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Ivory Coast Chad |
4-0 |
|
11.10.24
|
Ivory Coast Sierra Leone |
4-1 |
|
06.09.24
|
Ivory Coast Zambia |
2-0 |
|
07.06.24
|
Ivory Coast Gabon |
1-0 |
|
26.03.24
|
Ivory Coast Uruguay |
2-1 |
|
23.03.24
|
Ivory Coast Benin |
2-2 |
|
07.02.24
|
Ivory Coast DR Congo |
1-0 |
|
18.01.24
|
Ivory Coast Nigeria |
0-1 |
|
13.01.24
|
Ivory Coast Guinea-Bissau |
2-0 |
|
06.01.24
|
Ivory Coast Sierra Leone |
5-1 |
|
17.11.23
|
Ivory Coast Seychelles |
9-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Ivory Coast South Africa |
1-1 |
|
14.10.23
|
Ivory Coast Morocco |
1-1 |
|
09.09.23
|
Ivory Coast Lesotho |
1-0 |
|
24.03.23
|
Ivory Coast Comoros |
3-1 |
|
14.01.23
|
Ivory Coast Senegal |
0-1 |
|
16.11.22
|
Ivory Coast Burundi |
4-0 |
|
27.09.22
|
Ivory Coast Guinea |
3-1 |
|
24.09.22
|
Ivory Coast Togo |
2-1 |
|
03.06.22
|
Ivory Coast Zambia |
3-1 |
|
26.01.22
|
Ivory Coast Egypt (Penalties:4 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
20.01.22
|
Ivory Coast Algeria |
3-1 |
|
16.01.22
|
Ivory Coast Sierra Leone |
2-2 |
|
13.11.21
|
Ivory Coast Mozambique |
3-0 |
|
11.10.21
|
Ivory Coast Malawi |
2-1 |
|
06.09.21
|
Ivory Coast Cameroon |
2-1 |
|
05.06.21
|
Ivory Coast Burkina Faso |
2-1 |
|
30.03.21
|
Ivory Coast Ethiopia |
3-1 |
|
12.11.20
|
Ivory Coast Madagascar |
2-1 |
|
16.11.19
|
Ivory Coast Niger |
1-0 |
|
20.10.19
|
Ivory Coast Niger |
1-0 |
|
13.10.19
|
Ivory Coast DR Congo |
3-1 |
|
06.09.19
|
Ivory Coast Benin |
1-2 |
|
11.07.19
|
Ivory Coast Algeria (Penalties:3 - 4) |
2-2 |
|
24.06.19
|
Ivory Coast South Africa |
1-0 |
|
19.06.19
|
Ivory Coast Zambia |
4-1 |
|
15.06.19
|
Ivory Coast Uganda |
0-1 |
|
07.06.19
|
Ivory Coast Comoros |
3-1 |
|
26.03.19
|
Ivory Coast Liberia |
1-0 |
|
23.03.19
|
Ivory Coast Rwanda |
3-0 |
|
12.10.18
|
Ivory Coast CAR |
4-0 |
|
05.09.17
|
Ivory Coast Gabon |
1-2 |
|
20.06.26
|
Germany Ivory Coast |
2-1 |
|
08.06.26
|
Philadelphia Union II Ivory Coast |
0-2 |
|
04.06.26
|
France Ivory Coast |
1-2 |
|
31.03.26
|
Scotland Ivory Coast |
0-1 |
|
28.03.26
|
South Korea Ivory Coast |
0-4 |
|
10.01.26
|
Egypt Ivory Coast |
3-2 |
|
31.12.25
|
Gabon Ivory Coast |
2-3 |
|
18.11.25
|
Oman Ivory Coast |
0-2 |
|
14.11.25
|
Saudi Arabia Ivory Coast |
1-0 |
|
10.10.25
|
Seychelles Ivory Coast |
0-7 |
|
09.09.25
|
Gabon Ivory Coast |
0-0 |
|
11.06.25
|
Canada Ivory Coast (Penalties:4 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
07.06.25
|
New Zealand Ivory Coast |
0-1 |
|
21.03.25
|
Burundi Ivory Coast |
0-1 |
|
28.12.24
|
Burkina Faso Ivory Coast (Penalties:1 - 0) |
2-0 |
|
15.11.24
|
Zambia Ivory Coast |
1-0 |
|
15.10.24
|
Sierra Leone Ivory Coast |
1-0 |
|
10.09.24
|
Chad Ivory Coast |
0-2 |
|
11.06.24
|
Kenya Ivory Coast |
0-0 |
|
11.02.24
|
Nigeria Ivory Coast |
1-2 |
|
03.02.24
|
Mali Ivory Coast |
1-2 |
|
29.01.24
|
Senegal Ivory Coast (Penalties:4 - 5) |
1-1 |
|
22.01.24
|
Equatorial Guinea Ivory Coast |
4-0 |
|
20.11.23
|
Gambia Ivory Coast |
0-2 |
|
17.06.23
|
Zambia Ivory Coast |
3-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Comoros Ivory Coast |
0-2 |
|
27.01.23
|
Algeria Ivory Coast |
1-0 |
|
22.01.23
|
Uganda Ivory Coast |
1-3 |
|
18.01.23
|
DR Congo Ivory Coast |
0-0 |
|
19.11.22
|
Burkina Faso Ivory Coast |
2-1 |
|
09.06.22
|
Lesotho Ivory Coast |
0-0 |
|
29.03.22
|
England Ivory Coast |
3-0 |
|
25.03.22
|
France Ivory Coast |
2-1 |
|
12.01.22
|
Equatorial Guinea Ivory Coast |
0-1 |
|
16.11.21
|
Cameroon Ivory Coast |
1-0 |
|
08.10.21
|
Malawi Ivory Coast |
0-3 |
|
03.09.21
|
Mozambique Ivory Coast |
0-0 |
|
12.06.21
|
Ghana Ivory Coast |
0-0 |
|
26.03.21
|
Niger Ivory Coast |
0-3 |
|
17.11.20
|
Madagascar Ivory Coast |
1-1 |
|
13.10.20
|
Japan Ivory Coast |
1-0 |
|
09.10.20
|
Nigeria Ivory Coast |
0-1 |
|
08.10.20
|
Belgium Ivory Coast |
1-1 |
|
19.11.19
|
Ethiopia Ivory Coast |
2-1 |
|
22.09.19
|
Niger Ivory Coast |
2-0 |
|
10.09.19
|
Tunisia Ivory Coast |
1-2 |
|
08.07.19
|
Mali Ivory Coast |
0-1 |
|
01.07.19
|
Namibia Ivory Coast |
1-4 |
|
28.06.19
|
Morocco Ivory Coast |
1-0 |
|
16.10.18
|
CAR Ivory Coast |
0-0 |
| There are no records |
| There are no records |