Côte d’Ivoire defeated Ecuador 1–0 in its World Cup debut, a match where all eyes were on 19-year-old winger Yan Diomande, one of in European soccer’s most coveted talents. A brilliant debut season in the Bundesliga has firmly placed Diomande on the orbit of some of the biggest clubs in the world, with Liverpool reportedly leading the race for his signature in an effort to make him their Mohamed Salah replacement.