Ivory Coast vs Ecuador Official Lineups, Sunday, 14 June 2026, World Cup Group E
Here are the official starting lineups for the Ivory Coast and Ecuador in their opening Group E match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Sunday, June 14, 2026. The game is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. local time at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, USA. Ivory Coast and Ecuador are in Group E along with Germany and Curaçao.
Fun Fact: This is the first time these two nations will compete against each other in a competitive match.
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👉 Serie A players called up for 🇨🇮 the Ivory Coast National team:
- Atalanta defender Odilon Kossonou.
- AS Roma defender Ean Ndicka.
- Inter forward Ange-Yoan Bonny.
👉 Serie A players called up for 🇪🇨 the Ecuador National team:
- AC Milan defender Pervis Estupiñán.
Ivory Coast lineup (4-4-2): Yahia Fofana; Guela Doué, Singo, Agbadou, Konan; Diomande, Seko Fofana, Kessié ©, Touré; Pepé, Wahi
Ecuador lineup (3-4-3): Galindez; Ordóñez, Pacho, Hincapié; Vite, Caicedo, Franco, Minda; Yeboah, Valencia ©, Plata
Starting lineups
Substitutes
Ecuador World Cup 2026 Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Hernan Galindez (Huracan), Moises Ramirez (Kifisia), Gonzalo Valle (LDU Quito).
- Defenders: Piero Hincapie (Arsenal), Willian Pacho (Paris St-Germain), Pervis Estupinan (AC Milan), Felix Torres (Internacional), Joel Ordonez (Club Brugge), Jackson Porozo (Tijuana), Angelo Preciado (Atletico Mineiro).
- Midfielders: Moises Caicedo (Chelsea), Alan Franco (Atletico Mineiro), Kendry Paez (River Plate, on loan from Chelsea), Pedro Vite (UNAM), Jordy Alcivar (Independiente del Valle), Denil Castillo (Midtjylland), Yaimar Medina (Genk).
- Forwards: Enner Valencia (Pachuca), Kevin Rodriguez (Union Saint-Gilloise), Jordy Caicedo (Huracan), Nilson Angulo (Sunderland), Anthony Valencia (Antwerp), Jeremy Arevalo (Stuttgart).
Cote d’Ivoire World Cup 2026 Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Yahia Fofana (Rizespor), Mohamed Kone (Charleroi), Alban Lafont (Panathinaikos)
- Defenders: Emmanuel Agbadou (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Clement Akpa (AJ Auxerre), Ousmane Diomande (Sporting), Guela Doue (Racing Strasbourg), Ghislain Konan (Gil Vicente), Odilon Kossonou (Atalanta), Evan Ndicka (AS Roma), Wilfried Singo (Galatasaray)
- Midfielders: Seko Fofana (Stade Rennais), Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi), Franck Kessie (Al Ahli), Christ Oulai (Trabzonspor), Ibrahim Sangare (Nottingham Forest), Jean-Michael Seri (NK Maribor)
- Forwards: Simon Adingra (AS Monaco), Ange-Yoan Bonny (Inter), Amad Diallo (Manchester United), Oumar Diakite (Cercle Brugge), Yan Diomande (RB Leipzig), Evann Guessand (Aston Villa), Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), Bazoumana Toure (Hoffenheim), Elye Wahi (Nice)
The Lincoln Financial Field stadium is set for the Ivory Coast vs Ecuador
Ivory Coast official starting lineup against Ecuador
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Ecuador official starting lineup against Ivory Coast
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World Cup Group E Matchday 1
Ivory Coast – Ecuador
Date: Sunday, 14 June 2026
Tournament: FIFA World Cup 2026 (Group E)
Location: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
FIFA Rankings: Ecuador (#23) vs. Ivory Coast (#33)
Referee: Ismail Elfath USA
Assistant Referee 1: Corey Parker USA
Assistant Referee 2: Kyle Atkins USA
Fourth Official: Katia Garcia MEX
Reserve AR: Sandra Ramirez MEX
VAR: Armando Villarreal USA
AVAR: Rodolpho Toski BRA
SVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL