Nigeria, June 15 -- The News Chronicle reports that before the Manchester United winger made a late game-winning play the African champions seemed doomed to settle for a goalless draw in Philadelphia. Introduced in the second half, Diallo tied a low cross in the 90th minute to give the Elephants a valuable victory and set off celebration among Ivorian fans.

Ivory Coast's first World Cup win since their 2014 event victory over Japan helps them to be firmly positioned to compete for a historic berth in the knockout rounds.

One of the best defensive records from South American qualifying, Ecuador started the tournament with one of the strongest records and had a number of opportunities and twice hit the crossbar in the first half through ...