After their initial draw against the French team (2-2), the U17 selection of Ivory Coast made a big statement by defeating Argentina (3-2) this Thursday at the Montaigu World Cup.
Bassiriki Diabaté’s team dominated in the first half and led 3-0 at halftime thanks to goals from Bi Voly Bryan Zamble, Youbah Coulibaly, and Ibrahim Dosso. However, the Elephants experienced a less fruitful second half, and goals from Jeronimo Gomez Mattar and Thomas de Martis de la Rosa even caused some concern.
Ivory Coast and France at the top
Nevertheless, the most important thing is secured with this victory, which allows the Ivorians to sit at the top of Group A alongside France, who defeated Saudi Arabia 6-2 and lead on goal difference. Everything will be decided on Saturday with France-Argentina and the match between Ivory Coast and Saudi Arabia, who have suffered two defeats in two matches, conceding 11 goals.
