Yan Diomande Built It. Amad Diallo Finished It. Ivory Coast Has a Formula Now. (opens in new tab)

Ivory Coast beat Ecuador 1-0 in Philadelphia on the strength of a 90th-minute Amad Diallo goal, but the real story was what happened when Yan Diomande stopped playing out of position. The Elephants' Group E opener revealed a team that cannot yet afford to hide its best creative player.