Advocaat optimistic about Curacao's chances against Ivory Coast

Curacao coach Dick Advocaat spoke ahead of the June 25 Group E match against Ivory Coast: "Ivory Coast is an excellent team that defeated France 2:1 in a friendly. We should be proud to play them. Our players want to embrace this challenge."

Advocaat stated: "If we play as we did against Ecuador, drawing 0:0, we'll be on the right track. I have an excellent feeling, despite Ivory Coast's quality. We can trouble any opponent."

Curacao occupies fourth place in Group E with 1 point from two matches, while Ivory Coast sits second with 3 points. The match starts at 23:00 MSK (2026-06-25).