Curacao vs. Ivory Coast World Cup Match Preview, Picks & Odds for Thursday, June 25, 2026
Ivory Coast tries to keep its 2026 World Cup hopes alive in a Thursday meeting with Curacao. Let’s go through the betting markets, data, trends and odds for this Group E encounter from ‘The Linc’ in Philadelphia.
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Curacao vs. Ivory Coast World Cup Match Betting Analysis
Ivory Coast looked to be on track to winning its sixth straight matches, until they allowed two unanswered to lose against Germany. They now face Curacao who has lost four of six matches and also lost to Germany. While Ivory Coast is far too expensive to take in the moneyline market, be mindful that they have actually lost three straight World Cup matches when playing during the daytime.
While the BTS has failed to hit in four of six matches for Ivory Coast, they have still seen the Over hit in six of nine matches (although three of the last five has gone Under). Curcao has also seen the Over hit in four of five matches while seeing at least one team scored an insane Over 3.5 goal count in four of five matches.
Curacao vs. Ivory Coast World Cup Match Best Bet, Pick & Prediction
Best Bet: CIV O2.5 (-120)
Score Prediction: Ivory Coast 3, Curacao 0
Curacao vs. Ivory Coast World Cup Match Odds
Curacao vs. Ivory Coast World Cup Match Information
- Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026
- Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
- Network: FS1
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Venue: Lincoln Financial Field – 2.3 goals per match; 2-1 O/U
- Group: Group E
Curacao vs. Ivory Coast World Cup Match Betting Resources
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Curacao vs. Ivory Coast World Cup Match Key Players
Curacao
- Joshua Brenet – Last Game: 56 touches
- Leandro Bacuna – Last Game: 39 touches
- Eloy Room – Last Game: 15 saves, 0 goals allowed
Ivory Coast
- Franck Kessie – Last Game: 1 goal
- Yan Diomande – Last Game: 50 touches
- Emmanuel Agbadou – Last Game: 69 touches
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