Ivory Coast 1-0 Ecuador player ratings: Yan Diomande shines, Amad Diallo seals it - the Elephants rated

Winning against Ecuador astatine the decease (1-0) successful the aboriginal hours of Monday greeting successful Philadelphia, Ivory Coast struck a monolithic stroke successful their opening lucifer astatine the 2026 World Cup. Here are the Ivorian subordinate ratings.

In a fixture marked by 3 shots hitting the barroom (two of them for Ecuador), the quality came from the feet of Amad Diallo, the decisive scorer successful the 90th minute. Time to tally done the Elephants' idiosyncratic performances from this opening lucifer astatine the 2026 World Cup.

Yahia Fofana - 6/10

Saved doubly by his barroom against Valencia and Minda successful the archetypal half, the Ivorian goalkeeper past narrowed the space good astatine the commencement of the 2nd half, forcing Valencia to deed the post. Above all, helium made an important prevention against Plata and produced respective beardown claims successful his container precocious successful the contest.

Guela Doue - 5/10

Hero of Ivory Coast's triumph implicit France successful a warm-up, Guela Doue had a much mixed evening against Ecuador. Beaten much than once, helium was notably caught napping connected the Minda effort that deed the bar, which could person proven costly, and the Strasbourg subordinate mislaid a fewer unsafe balls contempt a decent publication going forward. Replaced successful the 89th infinitesimal by Odilon Kossounou.

Wilfried Singo - 6/10

Switched to right-back successful the closing minutes aft Kossounou's introduction, Wilfried Singo produced a spectacular surge earlier uncovering Amad Diallo brilliantly for the goal. That is what volition enactment successful the representation from his match, adjacent if his show implicit 89 minutes astatine centre-back was a interaction much uneven. In his trademark style, with marauding runs, the Galatasaray antheral mislaid immoderate avoidable balls and astatine times showed a grade of nerves, though helium was steadier successful the 2nd half.

Emmanuel Agbadou - 4.5/10

Overall, the centre-back was crisp successful his interventions and won 8 of his 11 duels. But the contented laic successful the nerves helium displayed connected definite plays, giving the content that helium could ace astatine immoderate moment. That was the lawsuit connected the Valencia effort that deed the bar, wherever helium cracked nether the striker's pressing and was dangerously dispossessed.

Ghislain Konan - 5/10

A Ghislain Konan benignant of match. No existent highlights but nary existent mistakes either, the left-back held his flank well. Going forward, his publication was much limited, and helium mislaid the shot excessively easy connected 1 of his uncommon guardant bursts astatine the commencement of the 2nd half.

Yan Diomande - 7/10

Deployed connected an antithetic close wing, Yan Diomande was the champion Ivorian subordinate connected the pitch. He is champion known for his dribbling, but it was supra each his bursts and his passes that allowed Ivory Coast to marque the quality against Ecuador. Pulling the strings connected each bully play, helium acceptable up Wahi doubly and past Pepe connected Ivory Coast's main chances earlier the goal. If you had to prime faults, you could constituent to his changeable from wrong the container sent into the stands, and a little impactful decorativeness to the lucifer connected his accustomed near helping aft Amad Diallo's introduction.

Seko Fofana - 5.5/10

After spending the Africa Cup of Nations arsenic a backup, Seko Fofana confirms helium is good and genuinely backmost successful Emerse Fae's plans. His archetypal fractional was disappointing, however, arsenic helium chiefly slowed the play down, though the Porto midfielder did crook up successful the battle, which incidentally earned him a yellowish paper for a foul connected Caicedo. His 2nd half, marked by guardant runs and a fewer shots attempted, proved much encouraging. Replaced successful the 77th infinitesimal by Ibrahim Sangare.

Franck Kessie - 5/10

The Elephants' skipper delivered the conflict that was expected of him successful midfield, arsenic his yellowish paper received earlier half-time for a foul connected Hincapie shows. Despite his efforts successful the press, his relation successful the build-up was, however, excessively limited.

Bazoumana Toure - 4/10

The astonishment of Emerse Fae's starting eleven, the 20-year-old near winger had a hard match. Despite immoderate bully initiatives, including his cross-shot that became Ivory Coast's archetypal effort of the match, the young Hoffenheim endowment mostly lacked interaction and struggled to triumph his duels. Replaced successful the 56th infinitesimal by Amad Diallo (7/10). Left connected the seat successful astonishing manner astatine the start, Ivory Coast's champion subordinate astatine the past Africa Cup of Nations confirmed his presumption arsenic the brag by opening the scoring with a good placed decorativeness successful the 90th minute.

Nicolas Pepe - 5/10

Started successful a relation arsenic a 2nd striker with plentifulness of freedom, Nicolas Pepe offered an absorbing publication by positioning himself betwixt the lines. Generally close and incisive successful Ivory Coast's speedy transitions, the Villarreal winger adjacent fashioned 2 bully situations successful the archetypal half, but Franco sacrificed himself to artifact his changeable connected the first, and it was Wahi who unluckily blocked his second. Replaced successful the 77th infinitesimal by Christ Inao Oulai, who brought plentifulness of vigor and strength to the midfield. It would beryllium incomprehensible if helium did not commencement the adjacent match.

Elye Wahi - 4.5/10

Started arsenic the centre-forward, Elye Wahi had 2 of Ivory Coast's champion chances, but his changeable connected the swivel was repelled by Galindez astatine point-blank scope successful the archetypal half, and past his effort recovered the barroom astatine the commencement of the 2nd half. Unlucky, helium besides blocked Nicolas Pepe's onslaught earlier the interval. A committed show from the striker connected indebtedness astatine Nice from Eintracht Frankfurt, but helium was mostly excessively isolated and luck deserted him. Replaced successful the 56th infinitesimal by Ange-Yoan Bonny.

Emerse Fae - 7/10

By leaving Amad Diallo connected the seat astatine kick-off, Emerse Fae had made a bold call. The Ivorian manager decided to bring connected the Manchester United wonderkid astatine the hr mark, switching Yan Diomande to the near wing, and his determination was rewarded. Christ Inao Oulai's instauration besides brought a batch of dynamism, and Singo's precocious power to the close flank for the closing minutes proved decisive.