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Match Preview: Cote d'Ivoire vs Ecuador In The City Of Brotherly Love
Group E action kicks off with the Ivorians back on football’s grandest stage. To mark the occasion, Côte d'Ivoire's Guela Doué and Bazoumana Touré share their team's mindset and expectations.


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00:04For the first match, I think both we and they will be a bit nervous.
00:09The opening game is going to be very important as it kicks off the competition.
00:13Physically, it's going to be tough.
00:15Well, it's going to be difficult.
00:20The objective is to win just like any game we have to play,
00:23to cause chaos as quickly as possible.
00:26I have complete faith in my teammates.
00:28We're going to give it our all in that match.
00:32Ecuador is a big team in Latin America.
00:35We're working really hard to be in the best possible shape for the match.
00:39Casero is a good player. I watch him a lot.
00:42And honestly, we will have to watch him.
00:46But the decisive factor will be our quality.
00:49We know they have the potential.
00:53We have players who are in top form at the moment,
00:55like Jan Jumonde, Ama Jalo and many others.
00:59We've obviously had the last World Cup.
01:01And we've also faced several African teams.
01:05We have not qualified for years.
01:09The squad is made up of many young players.
01:11We've also got much more energy and we're carefree too,
01:14which could be a strength.
01:15Us young people, including myself and lots of other new faces.
01:19Combined with the experience of the more seasoned members,
01:22I think we've put together a really great team.
01:26I have a lot of respect for our opponents.
01:29But let me tell you this.
01:30At the end of the day, it's 11 against 11 on the pitch.
01:33It's a football game on the world's biggest stage.
01:37And we will have to give everything to win.
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