Ecuador were dealt a damaging blow to their World Cup knockout hopes after Curacao earned a 0-0 draw against them in round two. Eloy Room produced one of the most impressive performances from a goalkeeper in World Cup history. His tally of 15 saves put him just one behind Tim Howard, who recorded 16 saves against Belgium in 2014, which is the all-time record for total saves in a World Cup game. 

Ivory Coast come into this round of games with confidence, and they will be determined to finish their group stage campaign on a high. They beat Ecuador in round one, before losing to Germany in injury time. Ivory Coast are not short of talent in the final third, and they look well set to capitalise on this leaky Curacao backline. 

Curacao managed just 35% possession against Germany, but they were able to cause problems on the break, finishing the game with eight shots. Leandro Bacuna accounted for two of those efforts, showing how he often looks to push forward from midfield and join the attacks. He had one effort from distance, and another from a set piece. Leandro Bacuna then had two shots against Ecuador in round two, despite Curacao seeing just 25% of the ball. 

The 34-year-old is a key player in midfield for Curacao - he is the designated penalty taker, and also on free kicks. Leandro Bacuna has shown a tendency to shoot from range, which could be useful against Ivory Coast here if chances are limited. 

After being held to a 2-2 draw in their opening World Cup fixture, the Netherlands bounced back in imperious style, as they put Sweden to the sword in a 5-1 win last time out.

The Dutch were clinical when chances fell to them, and they will hope to finish their group stage campaign on a high to secure top spot. They have a favourable matchup to do so against Tunisia, who have lost both matches so far, with nine goals conceded. 

Their opening fixture finished 5-1 against Sweden, as Tunisia were guilty of several individual errors, which were punished. Japan also found no issue carving through Tunisia’s defences in round two, and it was another four-goal margin of defeat for the African side. 

Defensively, Tunisia have been woeful, and the Netherlands should be licking their lips at the prospect of this matchup, especially considering they are just coming off a 5-1 win against Sweden. Confidence around camp should be higher than ever. 

With that being said, Ronald Koeman’s men have looked a bit vulnerable at times at the back, and Sweden were unfortunate to only score once. Bart Verbruggen was a standout performer, and he finished the match with seven saves to his name.

Tunisia might not have much hope of qualifying for the knockouts, but they will hope to give their fans something to cheer by finding the back of the net.