Curacao face the Ivory Coast in their final World Cup group stage game tonight.The island nation can finish ahead of their opponents with a win, taking them to four points. But the African side will have other ideas, and are looking to keep momentum going after a strong win over Ecuador in the opening game.A loss to Germany followed, but winning tonight will guarantee them second spot, and a place in the knockout stages.Catch up with all the team news right here on 101GreatGoals. Table of ContentsCuracao team newsIvory Coast team newsWhere to watch Curacao v Ivory Coast: TV channel, live online streamsWorld Cup 2026: Curacao v Ivory Coast statsWorld Cup 2026: Curacao v Ivory Coast predictionCuracao team newsDick Advocaat names an unchanged side for Curacao. All eyes will again be on goalkeeper Eloy Room.Curacao starting XI: Eloy Room, Sherel Floranus, Armando Obispo, Jurin Gaari, Deveron Fonville, Joshua Brenet, Juninho Bacuna, Leandro Bacuna, Livano Comenencia, Tahith Chong, Jrgen LocadiaIvory Coast team newsInterestingly there are four changes for the Ivory Coast. Gula Dou, Christopher Opri, Ousmane Diomande and Nicolas Pp come in. Wilfried Singo is injured, Christ Inao Oula, Emmanuel Agbadou and Ghislain Konan drop out. Ivory Coast starting XI: Yahia Fofana, Christopher Opri, Odilon Kossounou, Ousmane Diomande, Gula Dou, Yan Diomande, Ibrahim Sangar, Franck Kessie, Amad Diallo, Ange-Yoan Bonny, Nicolas PpWhere to watch Curacao v Ivory Coast: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Thursday is at 21:00 BST (18:00 ET / 15:00 PT). In the UK, live coverage is on BBC Two.Streaming on a vast range of devices is available through the BBC iPlayer app and BBC Sport website.World Cup 2026: Curacao v Ivory Coast statsCuracao are World Cup debutants alongside Cape Verde, Jordan and Uzbekistan, representing the most newcomers since the 2006 edition, when six teams made their bow at the tournament. The last debutants to reach the knockout stage were Slovakia in 2010They are the first CONCACAF debutants at the World Cup since Panama in 2018 and could become the first side from that confederation to progress from the group stage on their debut since Costa Rica in 1990 (round of 16).As well as scoring the most goals in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying (28), Curacao also led the way for expected goals (22.7), with their four goals from high turnovers only bettered by Costa Rica (6)In CONCACAF qualifying, no player created more chances from open play than Curacaos Juninho Bacuna (20)Kastaneer scored two more goals than any of his teammates in qualifyingIn their fourth appearance at the World Cup and their first since 2014, Ivory Coast could progress past the group stage for the first timeIvory Coast did not concede a single goal in their 10 qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup; they were one of two teams in the CAF qualifiers to achieve that feat, alongside TunisiaFifteen different players scored for Ivory Coast in qualifying, which is more than any other nation (Tunisia next, on 14)Simon Adingra was involved in more goals than any other Ivory Coast player in qualifying (5 2 goals, 3 assists) and was also one of only two players to feature in every single qualifierFae is managing at his first World Cup and was part of Ivory Coasts squad for the countrys World Cup debut in 2006, although he did not feature at that tournamentWorld Cup 2026: Curacao v Ivory Coast predictionCuracao 0-3 Ivory CoastRoom will be hoping for more heroics and history, but Ivory Coast have won 10 and drawn two of their last 12 matches against teams currently ranked below them and can be backed to go through comfortably. Topics Curaao national football team Ivory Coast national football team Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Curacao v Ivory Coast: World Cup 2026 line-ups, stats and preview, TV channel, live online stream and prediction Ben Miller 25th June, 2026 World Cup 2026: Germany 2-1 Ivory Coast report, result, goals as Undav double sinks spirited Elephants 101 GreatGoals 20th June, 2026 World Cup 2026: Ivory Coast leading Germany as Liverpool target impresses 101 GreatGoals 20th June, 2026 LIVE Germany v Ivory Coast: Commentary, updates, goal and stats Jon Fisher 19th June, 2026 World Cup 2026 live: Germany vs Ivory Coast confirmed teams and full line ups as Die Mannschaft eye top-spot 101 GreatGoals 20th June, 2026 Ecuador v Curacao: Preview, predicted line-ups and where to watch Nicholas McGee 19th June, 2026
