'Brilliant finish' - Pepe gets his second as Ivory Coast double their lead
Nicolas Pepe gets on the end of Ibrahima Sangare's "incisive pass" to score his second of the game, as Ivory Coast take a 2-0 lead against Curacao in their Group E match at Philadelphia Stadium.
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