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Ivory Coast Advances to 2017 Toulon Tournament Final with Win vs. Czech Republic

The Ivory Coast will face England in the 2017 Toulon Tournament final after they defeated the Czech Republic 2-1 in their semi-final encounter at the Stade Parsemain on Thursday.

Jean Amani and Jean-Philippe Krasso netted first-half goals either side of Ondrej Novotny's equaliser, but no goals after the interval saw Ivory Coast advance to the Toulon final for just the second time:

Toulon Tournament

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June 8, 2017 at 7:12:39 PM GMT

England became the first team to book their spot in the final after beating Scotland 3-0 earlier on Thursday thanks to a Harvey Barnes brace alongside Elliot Embleton's 50th-minute contribution.