Côte d'Ivoire
Team Profile
- Côte d’Ivoire have ended a 12-year absence from the FIFA World Cup™ and will make their fourth appearance at the 2026 finals. Their previous three instalments came in succession from 2006 to 2014.
- Although Les Éléphants exited after the group stage in all three appearances at the global showpiece, they did return home with a win on their record on each occasion, with triumphs against Serbia and Montenegro (3-2 in 2006), Korea DPR (3-0 in 2010) and Japan (2-1 in 2014).
- Côte d’Ivoire secured their place at the FIFA World Cup 26™, with a 3-0 victory over Kenya in their final fixture in Group F of CAF qualifying, meaning they topped the section ahead of Gabon. Remarkably, they did not concede a goal in their entire qualifying campaign of ten matches – a feat only matched by Tunisia.
- Yaya Touré holds the record for most appearances for the nation at the FIFA World Cup™ having featured in all their nine matches across their three participations.
Côte d'Ivoire Fixtures
Côte d'Ivoire Squad
Yahia Fofana
Goalkeeper
Mohamed Koné
Goalkeeper
Alban Lafont
Goalkeeper
Ousmane Diomande
Defender
Ghislain Konan
Defender
Wilfried Singo
Defender
Odilon Kossounou
Defender
Christopher Operi
Defender
Guela Doué
Defender
Emmanuel Agbadou
Defender
Evan Ndicka
Defender
Jean Michaël Seri
Midfielder
Seko Fofana
Midfielder
Franck Kessié
Midfielder
Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder
Parfait Guiagon
Midfielder
Christ Inao Oulaï
Midfielder
Ange-Yoan Bonny
Attacker
Simon Adingra
Attacker
Yan Diomande
Attacker
Elye Wahi
Attacker
Oumar Diakité
Attacker
Amad Diallo
Attacker
Nicolas Pépé
Attacker
Evann Guessand
Attacker
Bazoumana Touré
Attacker
Côte d'Ivoire Group
Group E
| P | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
