NANTES, France (AP) \u2014 Gu\u00e9la Dou\u00e9 scored a goal and set up the winning strike as Ivory Coast surprised France \u2014 and Dou\u00e9\u2019s brother in the French dugout \u2014 with a 2-1 victory in a World Cup warmup match Thursday.<\/p>\n
Amad Diallo fired home Dou\u00e9\u2019s low cross from the right six minutes from time at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes.<\/p>\n
Rayan Cherki<\/a> had put France ahead in the final minute of the first half when he left two defenders behind and beat goalkeeper Yahia Fofana with a low shot.<\/p>\n Fofana was frequently in action, saving the chances of Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, Michael Olise and again Cherki.<\/p>\n But Dou\u00e9 \u2014 whose brother D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9 plays for France<\/a> \u2014 received a through ball from Nicolas P\u00e9p\u00e9 to equalize eight minutes into the second half.<\/p>\n Many fans waved posters with a photo of Didier Deschamps<\/a> to thank the coach for a successful reign that began in 2012 and saw France win the 2018 World Cup and reach the 2022 final and will come to an end after this edition.<\/p>\n Deschamps had all six players involved in the Champions League final<\/a> \u2014 Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, Bradley Barcola, Warren Za\u00efre-Emery, D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9, Lucas Hernandez and William Saliba \u2014 on the bench. He used Hernandez, Za\u00efre-Emery and Barcola as substitutes in the second half.<\/p>\n France will play one more warmup \u2014 against Northern Ireland on Monday in Lille \u2014 before heading to the United States.<\/p>\n France opens its campaign against Senegal on June 16 in New Jersey.<\/p>\n Ivory Coast meets Ecuador in its opener in Philadelphia on June 14.<\/p>\n Spain held by Iraq<\/p>\n Spain \u2014 another World Cup favorite \u2014 was held 1-1 at home by Iraq in La Coru\u00f1a.<\/p>\n Playing without forwards Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams, Spain took a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute on Ferran Torres\u2019 goal.<\/p>\n Merchas Doski\u2019s left-footed strike from just outside the box beat goalkeeper Joan Garcia to equalize before the half-hour mark.<\/p>\n