Key events
Here is how Côte d’Ivoire have performed so far:
Côte d’Ivoire line-up
Côte d’Ivoire have made four changes to the side who lost to Germany. Wilfried Singo, Emmanuel Agbadou, Ghislain Konan and Christ Inao Oulai all drop to the bench.
Côte d’Ivoire (4-4-2): Y Fofana; O Diomande, Kossounou, Operi, Doue; Kessie, Sangare; Bonny, Y Diomande, Diallo, Pepe. Subs: Kone, Lafont, Konan, Singo, Agbadou, Ndicka, Seri, S Fofana, Guiagon, Oulai, Adingra, Wahi, Diakite, Guessand, Toure.
Curaçao line-up
Curaçao have named their team to play in their final group match. The team have not made any changes from their last outing against Ecuador.
Curaçao (5-3-2): Room; Gaari, Floranus, Obispo, Brenet, Fonville; Comenencia, J Bacuna, Chong, L Bacuna, Locadia. Subs: Bodak, Doornbusch, Sambo, Van Eijma, Bazoer, Roemeratoe, Martha, Felida, Antonisse, Hansen, Noslin, Gorre, Margaritha, Kuwas, Kastaneer.
Jonathan Wilson
On Monday evening local time at New York New Jersey Stadium, Senegal will face Norway in a game that is not only crucial in terms of who qualifies from Group I, but will go a long way in determining how African performance at this World Cup is viewed.
This is not entirely fair – nobody can seriously doubt that Senegal are an extremely adept side, and it may be that the court of arbitration for sport decides that they are indeed the reigning African champions – but there is a sense that Africa could do with a big performance.
The other game in this group between Germany and Ecuador kicks off at the same time as this one, you can keep up with all the updates below. I will also bring you score updates from that match as it progresses:
Preamble
Hello and welcome to the Group E match between Curaçao and Côte d’Ivoire. This match will help decide who goes through alongside guaranteed group winners Germany.
Côte d’Ivoire need a win or a draw to secure second place in the group and qualification to the last 32. Curaçao also have a chance of going through but they would need to win today and for Ecuador to lose to Germany in the other game, which kicks off at the same time.
Despite Curaçao having a chance of making it to the knockout stage, Opta puts it at a very low percentage. They say they have a 71.6% chance of finishing bottom of the standings. But this is football, anything can happen.
We will come on to what has been said in the build-up, the line-ups and results happening around the tournament shortly. Remember you can also get in touch to share all of your thoughts, we’d love to hear from you.
Right let’s get this show on the road, shall we?
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