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.
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 four World Cup appearances. Pépé scored in each half and Ivory Coast advanced with a 2-0 victory over Curaçao on Thursday.
