Amad Diallo scores 90th-minute winner as Côte d’Ivoire leave it late to sink Ecuador

The substitute Amad Diallo struck in the 90th minute to give Côte d’Ivoire a 1-0 win over Ecuador in their ⁠Group E opener. Diallo’s first-time strike of Wilfried Singo’s cross gave the Ivorians their first World Cup victory over South American opposition and ⁠halted Ecuador’s unbeaten run ​at 19 matches. It also put a bow on a 19-year-old Yan Diomande’s dazzling performance as the Elephants pulled level on points with a Germany side ⁠that thumped Curacao 7-1 in their opener earlier in the day. …