When you look at the game footage of Ecuador vs. Ivory Coast’s matchup last Sunday in South Philly, it’s easy to see by a glance at the stands that Ecuador had the home team advantage.
But their fans did place their national jersey on the Rocky Statue and, seeing that they are not a Philadelphia team, that bad luck is believed to have cost them the game.
As KYW Newsradio’s Justin Udo tells us, they’re now trying to right their wrongs and get back in Rocky’s good graces.
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Jun 18, 2026
