Curaçao vs Ivory Coast 0-2 World Cup 2026 recap and lineup context
Pool E at Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia. Kickoff is listed as 2026-06-26 04:00 Beijing time and 2026-06-25 16:00 venue local time.
Status
Finished 0-2. This page is generated from the current data worker package updated at 2026-08-01T06:40:31.736Z.
Game intelligence brief
Both teams are profiled here with the confirmed result, scorer timeline when open references provide it, and the same strength model used before kickoff. The model score gap was 19 points, with the stronger preview profile ahead by that margin.
Result recap
Away won 0-2. The public event feed lists 2 scoring actions, starting with Nikvlas Ph Ph at 7'. The recap keeps the final score beside the strength profile so readers can compare what happened with the preview model, rather than treating the scoreline as an isolated result.
Lineups, injuries and form context
This recap keeps pre-match lineup context beside the final score, so readers can compare the confirmed result with the team profile that existed before kickoff. The page is built for readers searching Curaçao vs Ivory Coast lineups, team news, injuries, form, and player context without result-promise language.
| Topic | Curaçao | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups watch | Bacuna Leandro (Midfielder, impact 95); Bacuna Juninho (Midfielder, impact 88); Kastaneer Gervane (Forward, impact 78) | Kessie Franck (Midfielder, impact 96); Pepe Nicolas (Forward, impact 95); Sangare Ibrahim (Midfielder, impact 93) |
| Injury and suspension policy | No unverified injury claims are published. | No unverified injury claims are published. |
| Form signal | 38 | 65 |
| Team-news sensitivity | Watch rotation around Bacuna Leandro and Bacuna Juninho. | Watch rotation around Kessie Franck and Pepe Nicolas. |
Agent read and data-quality notes
Ivory Coast are the model lean at 67.3%, but Curaçao stay live through game-state details remain important.
| Context quality score | 79 |
|---|---|
| Late-news sensitivity | low |
| Source-backed late signals | 0 |
| Squad completeness | 100% |
| Calibration use | rolling finished-match audit |
Top context drivers
- Team qualityaway · weight -2.2 · ratings+squad+rank
- Chance creation vs defenseaway · weight -0.7 · ratings.attack/execution vs opponent defense/control
- Travel and resthome · weight 0.1 · confederation travel proxy + rest days
- Style matchupaway · weight -0.1 · radar tempo/control/defense
Watch points
- humid summer open-air conditions can raise fatigue variance.
- If the first half stays level, context read is structurally high.
- Lineups, injuries, suspensions, and tactical reports remain neutral until a source-backed signal is added.
- Largest swing factors: Team quality, Chance creation vs defense, Style matchup.
- Lineups, injuries, suspensions, and tactical reports remain neutral until a source-backed signal is added.
Scenario notes
- High heat or humidity can lower pressing efficiency and raise late-game variance.
- Travel and rest imbalance is large enough to affect rotation and second-half legs.
- Close team profiles keep the context read structurally important.
No source-backed late lineup, injury, suspension, or tactical signal is active in the current package.
Scoring timeline
- 7' - Nikvlas Ph Ph · away · Goal
- 64' - Nikvlas Ph Ph · away · Goal
Side-by-side rating
| Signal | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Team page | Curaçao | Ivory Coast |
| Power score | 49 | 68 |
| FIFA live rank | 82 | 31 |
| Attack | 40 | 58 |
| Control | 49 | 71 |
| Defense | 45 | 65 |
| Depth | 67 | 77 |
| Form | 38 | 65 |
| Execution | 53 | 73 |
Tactical keys
- Team quality: Ivory Coast. Radar, ranking, key-player impact and squad experience.
- Chance creation vs defense: Ivory Coast. Compares attack, execution, control and key-player impact against opponent defense, control, depth and current form.
- Venue adaptation: even. humid summer, altitude 12m, open-air conditions.
- Travel and rest: Curaçao. Travel load, rest days and rotation depth before kickoff.
- Style matchup: Ivory Coast. Open-air venue keeps fatigue, weather, and game-state volatility in the model.
- Late team news: even. No source-backed late lineup, injury, suspension, or tactical signal is active in the current package.
Key players to watch
- Bacuna Leandro - Midfielder. Impact 95. Caps 72, goals 16.
- Bacuna Juninho - Midfielder. Impact 88. Caps 50, goals 14.
- Kastaneer Gervane - Forward. Impact 78. Caps 29, goals 9.
- Kessie Franck - Midfielder. Impact 96. Caps 104, goals 15.
- Pepe Nicolas - Forward. Impact 95. Caps 56, goals 12.
- Sangare Ibrahim - Midfielder. Impact 93. Caps 55, goals 11.
Useful context links
- Lineups watch and team-news hubBrowse fixture pages built for lineup, injury, suspension, form, and team-news searches.
- Curaçao squad and player profilesRole list, caps, goals, impact notes, and team-news sensitivity.
- Ivory Coast squad and player profilesRole list, caps, goals, impact notes, and team-news sensitivity.
- Philadelphia venue and weather notesClimate, roof, altitude, travel, and rest context for this fixture.
- Daily match briefing for 2026-06-26All fixtures, recaps, and share-ready match links for this date.
Related coverage
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- Ecuador vs CuraçaoFinished 0-0 · 06-21, 08:00
- Ecuador vs GermanyFinished 2-1 · 06-26, 04:00
- All match analysis pagesBrowse every fixture preview and recap.
- Tournament structureGroups, standings, third-place race, and knockout path.
Data notes
Score and event rows come from the current open-reference package. If a reference later revises a scorer or minute, the dynamic page updates from the live worker first. Read the source notes and editorial policy, and site discovery hub for the full page map.