Ivory Coast advances to the World Cup knockout stage, thanks to Pepe's two goals, eliminating Curacao from the tournament.

PHILADELPHIA, June 25 : Nicolas Pepe’s double sealed Ivory Coast’s first trip to the World Cup knockout phase with a 2-0 victory over Curacao on Thursday to finish second in Group E.Curacao became the eighth team eliminated from the tournament, a fate that arrived later than many anticipated after the Car

The Elephants are, however, still in with a chance to make it to the next round for the first time in their history.