Ivory Coast vs Ecuador 1-0 World Cup 2026 recap and lineup context
Pool E at Philadelphia Stadium, Philadelphia. Kickoff is listed as 2026-06-15 07:00 Beijing time and 2026-06-14 19:00 venue local time.
Status
Finished 1-0. 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 0 points, with the stronger preview profile ahead by that margin.
Result recap
Home won 1-0. The public event feed lists 1 scoring action, starting with A. Diallo at 90'. 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 Ivory Coast vs Ecuador lineups, team news, injuries, form, and player context without result-promise language.
| Topic | Ivory Coast | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups watch | Kessie Franck (Midfielder, impact 96); Pepe Nicolas (Forward, impact 95); Sangare Ibrahim (Midfielder, impact 93) | Valencia Enner (Forward, impact 96); Caicedo Moises (Midfielder, impact 85); Estupinan Pervis (Defender, impact 84) |
| Injury and suspension policy | No unverified injury claims are published. | No unverified injury claims are published. |
| Form signal | 65 | 55 |
| Team-news sensitivity | Watch rotation around Kessie Franck and Pepe Nicolas. | Watch rotation around Valencia Enner and Caicedo Moises. |
Agent read and data-quality notes
Ecuador are the model lean at 35.7%, but Ivory Coast stay live through high-variance fixture.
| Context quality score | 54 |
|---|---|
| Late-news sensitivity | high |
| Source-backed late signals | 0 |
| Squad completeness | 100% |
| Calibration use | rolling finished-match audit |
Top context drivers
- Travel and restaway · weight -0.1 · confederation travel proxy + rest days
- Team qualityEven · weight 0 · ratings+squad+rank
- Chance creation vs defenseEven · weight 0 · ratings.attack/execution vs opponent defense/control
- Venue adaptationEven · weight 0 · venue climate profile
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.
- No large contextual swing factor.
- 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.
- Close team profiles keep the context read structurally important.
- Model volatility is elevated; late lineup news should move the read more than usual.
- No source-backed late team news is active yet; lineup confirmation remains a key watch item.
No source-backed late lineup, injury, suspension, or tactical signal is active in the current package.
Scoring timeline
- 90' - A. Diallo · home · Goal
Side-by-side rating
| Signal | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Team page | Ivory Coast | Ecuador |
| Power score | 68 | 68 |
| FIFA live rank | 31 | 25 |
| Attack | 58 | 65 |
| Control | 71 | 64 |
| Defense | 65 | 72 |
| Depth | 77 | 81 |
| Form | 65 | 55 |
| Execution | 73 | 71 |
Tactical keys
- Team quality: even. Radar, ranking, key-player impact and squad experience.
- Chance creation vs defense: even. 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: Ecuador. Travel load, rest days and rotation depth before kickoff.
- Style matchup: even. 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
- 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.
- Valencia Enner - Forward. Impact 96. Caps 105, goals 49.
- Caicedo Moises - Midfielder. Impact 85. Caps 61, goals 3.
- Estupinan Pervis - Defender. Impact 84. Caps 54, goals 5.
Useful context links
- Lineups watch and team-news hubBrowse fixture pages built for lineup, injury, suspension, form, and team-news searches.
- Ivory Coast squad and player profilesRole list, caps, goals, impact notes, and team-news sensitivity.
- Ecuador 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 2026-06-15All fixtures, recaps, and share-ready match links for this date.
Related coverage
- Germany vs CuraçaoFinished 7-1 · 06-15, 01:00
- Germany vs Ivory CoastFinished 2-1 · 06-21, 04:00
- Ecuador vs CuraçaoFinished 0-0 · 06-21, 08:00
- Curaçao vs Ivory CoastFinished 0-2 · 06-26, 04:00
- 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
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