World Cup: Pépé scores twice as Ivory Coast reaches knockouts

PHILADELPHIA — Ivory Coast rejoiced as players dropped to their knees on the pitch for a team photo — peerless in national team history — and they all pointed one finger toward the sky. One, for the West African team’s first-ever trip to the World Cup knockout round. READ: World Cup is half over, but the drama is just getting started Why stop there? “We aren’t setting any limits for ourselves,” star forward Nicolas Pépé said. “I think we have huge potential.” Les Éléphants have crashed the party and made it out of their group for the first time in […]... Keep on reading: World Cup: Pépé scores twice as Ivory Coast reaches knockouts