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06/25 16:58 CDT Ivory Coast into World Cup knockout round for 1st time as Pp
scores twice in 2-0 win over Curacao
Ivory Coast into World Cup knockout round for 1st time as Pp scores twice in
2-0 win over Curacao
By DAN GELSTON
AP Sports Writer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Ivory Coast got goals from Nicolas Pp in each half and
advanced to the World Cup knockout round for the first time in the West African
team's history with a 2-0 victory over Curaao on Thursday.
Les lphants have crashed the party and made it out of their group for the
first time in four World Cup appearances.
Ivory Coast beat Ecuador 1-0 in its tournament opener --- at the same
Philadelphia stadium as Thursday's game --- and lost to Germany in its Group E
second game.
Ivory Coast will play June 30 against either France or Norway --- whichever is
the runner-up in Group I.
Curaao needed to win and instead failed to become the smallest nation to
qualify for the knockout stages.
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