Seko Fofana fires Ivory Coast into 2026 last 32 after champions’ reply | OneFootball

Seko Fofana’s Ivory Coast secured qualification for the 2026 World Cup round of 32 after beating Curaçao 2-0 in the third matchday of Group E.

The Ivorians thus finished the group stage in second place, booking their spot in the competition’s knockout phase. The win over Curaçao confirmed their progress in a campaign in which the team responded well to the setback suffered in the previous round against Germany.

In that second match, Ivory Coast lost 2-1 to Germany in a game decided in the closing moments. After taking the lead, the African side let the advantage slip and conceded the decisive goal in the 48th minute of the second half.

Despite that result, the response came at the right time. Against Curaçao, Ivory Coast got the job done and now move on to the round of 32 of the World Cup.

Their next opponents will be the runners-up in Group I, still to be decided. France and Norway are battling for that position and for top spot in the group, while Ivory Coast wait to find out their opponents in the next knockout round.

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