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Nicolas Pépé makes history as Ivory Coast beats Curaçao
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What happened
Nicolas Pépé scored twice in Ivory Coast’s 2-0 win over Curaçao on Thursday, helping his team finish second in Group 5. The Villarreal forward made history with his first competitive national-team brace and his first World Cup double for Ivory Coast since 2006.
- 01Pépé scored both goals in Ivory Coast’s 2-0 win over Curaçao.
- 02Ivory Coast clinched second place in Group 5.
- 03It was Pépé’s first competitive brace for Ivory Coast.
- 04He became the first Ivorian since Aruna Dindane in 2006 to score twice in a World Cup game.
- 05Pépé had been dropped before AFCON, but later reconciled with coach Emerse Faé.
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