Ivory Coast beats Ecuador 1-0 at FIFA World Cup with Amad Diallo goal

The teams combined to hit the crossbar three times before the Manchester United winger — who entered as a substitute in the 56th minute — broke through with a left-footed shot from just inside the penalty area that beat diving goalkeeper Hernán Galíndez.

Ivory Coast has pulled off a historic 1-0 victory against Ecuador in the FIFA World Cup Group E. The hero of the match was Manchester United's Amad Diallo, who came on as a substitute and scored the winner in the 90th minute.

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His cross reached Diallo in stride, ​with the 23-year-old Manchester United player deftly guiding ‌it into the bottom left ‌corner to give the West Africans a dream start ‌to their first World Cup finals appearance since 2014.