Philadelphia, June 15 -- Ivory Coast coach Emerse Fae expressed satisfaction after their 1-0 win over Ecuador through Amad Diallo's stoppage-time winner in a fiercely contested Group E encounter of FIFA World Cup 2026 on Sunday (Local Time).

After the win, Fae said Ivory Coast came to the US with strong ambitions and high expectations, and they are determined not to exit the tournament early.

"We came to the U.S. for this, and we came here with ambitions, with high hopes. We don't want to just have visited the U.S. and have to go back, so everything is going well for now," Fae said after the match, as quoted by Reuters.

Before facing Ecuador, Ivory Coast defeated France 2-1 in a friendly and also registered wins over Scotland and South...