Ecuador 0, Cote d'Ivoire 1

PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Amad Diallo scored in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time Sunday to lift Cote d’Ivoire to a 1-0 victory over Ecuador at Lincoln Financial Field in a World Cup group-stage match. The late strike gave the Elephants a winning start to their tournament campaign, while Ecuador dropped its opener after a disciplined defensive effort that unraveled in the dying moments. Diallo, a forward, collected a pass inside the area and fired a left-footed shot past Ecuador goalkeeper Hernán Galíndez for the only goal of the match. The buildup involved a sequence of passes that resulted in… Read more...