Another Africa power house, Ivory Coast face Ecuador in a crucial Group E match at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, following Germany’s 7-1 drubbing of Curaçao.
This will be the first-ever meeting between Ivory Coast and Ecuador at any level. No prior head-to-head history.
Both teams need a victory to stand the chance of qualification.
Here is how both teams line up
Ivory Coast Starting XI:
Y. Fofana; G. Doué, W. Singo, Agbadou, G. Konan; Y. Diomande, S. Fofana, Kessié, B. Touré; Pépé, E. Wahi.
Ecuador Starting XI:
Galíndez; Hincapié, Pacho, Ordóñez; P. Vite, Caicedo, A. Franco, A. Minda; Yeboah, E. Valencia, G. Plata.
