🇨🇼 Curaçao
Rating · Rank #47
Ivory Coast 🇨🇮
Rating · Rank #23
Draw share: 12%. Model: Elo result distribution + Poisson score reference, re-calibrated after each played match. This site provides football data analysis for sports discussion only. It does not provide betting advice, gambling tips, odds, bookmaker links, or guaranteed outcomes.
Match preview
Curaçao and Ivory Coast have played their Group E fixture, finishing 0–2. The pre-match model reference was 0–2, matching the model exactly.
The result re-calibrates both ratings (Curaçao 1551, Ivory Coast 1795) and feeds the projections for the rest of the group, where the model now has Curaçao finishing 4th and Ivory Coast 2nd.
Match context and talking points
This fixture has already finished 0-2, so the notes below work as post-match context alongside the final score. The model currently places Curaçao 4th in Group E and Ivory Coast 2nd, making the result relevant to qualification pressure and margin for error in later games.
Curaçao's main strengths are Organized defensive block and Dutch-developed talent, while the chief concern to watch is World Cup inexperience and Limited squad depth. For Ivory Coast, the standout qualities are Powerful midfield runners and Wide athleticism, with Defensive spacing and Group-stage history the area to monitor.
Stylistically, the two sides contrast. Curaçao: Organised and tight-knit, drawing on a diaspora of talented players. Ivory Coast: Strong and direct, built on athletic power and individual quality.
Strength comparison
Ivory Coast are the stronger side on our ratings, by 244 points.
Team data for this matchup
- FIFA rank
- 83rd
- Head coach
- Dick Advocaat
- Key player
- Leandro Bacuna
- Qualified
- CONCACAF
- Best World Cup
- Debut (2026)
Overview: Curaçao are WC26 debutants and one of the tournament's landmark underdog stories.
World Cup history: This is Curaçao's first World Cup appearance. Their qualification is historically significant for one of the smallest nations ever to reach the finals.
Recent form: Curaçao completed an unbeaten Concacaf qualifying campaign and clinched qualification with a decisive draw away to Jamaica.
2026 angle: Group E is severe, beginning with Germany and also including Ecuador and Ivory Coast, so organization will be essential. A single result could still matter in the 48-team format if they can keep matches low scoring.
- Organized defensive block
- Dutch-developed talent
- Strong team identity
- World Cup inexperience
- Limited squad depth
- FIFA rank
- 33rd
- Head coach
- Emerse Faé
- Key player
- Sébastien Haller
- Qualified
- CAF (Africa)
- Best World Cup
- Group stage
Overview: Ivory Coast return to the World Cup with a confident AFCON-winning generation and a squad rich in power and pace.
World Cup history: Ivory Coast played at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Cups but have not yet advanced from the group stage. WC26 is their first finals appearance since 2014.
Recent form: The Elephants topped CAF qualifying Group F to secure their place.
2026 angle: In Group E, Ivory Coast have the physical and attacking tools to challenge Germany and Ecuador. Their tournament depends on keeping defensive spacing intact while letting their runners attack open field.
- Powerful midfield runners
- Wide athleticism
- AFCON-winning confidence
- Defensive spacing
- Group-stage history