Nation dossier · Group E · Out in the Round of 32

Ivory Coast

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

Group ECAFEliminated · Round of 32

Latest Ivory Coast 1–2 Norway · Round of 32

Knocked out by Norway · Match 78

Compare →View bracket path →

Title probability

0.0%

as of 2026-07-20

Overview

Ivory Coast arrive on the world stage rejuvenated. After the heartbreak of missing the 2022 World Cup, the Elephants roared back to glory by winning a dramatic home AFCON in 2024 — a triumph born from chaos that rebuilt belief and national pride.

With a talented, Europe-based core blending experience and youth, the Ivorians return to a World Cup hungry to prove they belong among the elite. Coach and federation alike sense a golden window with players in their prime.

Capital

Yamoussoukro

Population

31,500,000

Confederation

CAF

FIFA code

CIV

World

Region

From Wikipedia

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire fields one of the 48 national teams contesting the 2026 FIFA World Cup across the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Source: Wikipedia →

Squad

Goalkeepers3

1
Yahia Fofana
Çaykur Rizespor · First-choice goalkeeper
35caps
16
Mohamed Kone
Charleroi · Uncapped third keeper
0caps
23
Alban Lafont
Panathinaikos
4caps

Defenders8

2
Ousmane Diomande
Sporting CP · Highly rated young centre-back
15caps
3
Ghislain Konan
Gil Vicente · Experienced left-back
54caps
5
Wilfried Singo
Galatasaray · Powerful overlapping wing-back
34caps
7
Odilon Kossounou
Atalanta · Versatile composed centre-back
36caps
13
Christopher Operi
İstanbul Başakşehir
12caps
17
Guela Doué
Strasbourg
20caps
20
Emmanuel Agbadou
Beşiktaş
20caps
21
Evan N'Dicka
Roma · Serie A centre-back
28caps

Midfielders6

4
Jean Michaël Seri
Maribor · Veteran playmaker
65caps
6
Seko Fofana
Porto · Driving central midfielder
33caps
8
Franck Kessié
Al-Ahli · Captain, over 100 caps
102caps
18
Ibrahim Sangaré
Nottingham Forest · Premier League midfielder
57caps
25
Parfait Guiagon
Charleroi
5caps
26
Christ Ravynel Inao Oulaï
Trabzonspor · Teenage midfield prospect
9caps

Forwards9

9
Ange-Yoan Bonny
Inter Milan
1caps
10
Simon Adingra
Monaco · Explosive young winger
29caps
11
Yan Diomandé
RB Leipzig · Young forward
10caps
12
Sepe Elye Wahi
Nice
2caps
14
Oumar Diakite
Cercle Brugge
30caps
15
Amad Diallo
Manchester United · Manchester United winger
19caps
19
Nicolas Pépé
Villarreal · Former record African signing
56caps
22
Evann Guessand
Crystal Palace
21caps
24
Bazoumana Touré
TSG Hoffenheim
6caps

Model

as of 2026-07-20

Champion0.0%

Reach final0.0%

Semi-final0.0%

Quarter-final0.0%

Round of 160.0%

Advance from group100.0%

Exp. points

6.00

Proj. finish

24.5

Seed Elo

1750

Title-probability trajectory

Champion chance across the last 14 snapshots

Matches

Results

AT&T Stadium, Dallas

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

BMO Field, Toronto

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

History

2006
Group stage
2010
Group stage
2014
Group stage

Culture

Football culture

Football here is religion, with the Drogba generation immortalised for famously helping pause a civil conflict through the sport. Local academies like ASEC Mimosas' famed youth setup produce a relentless stream of talent for Europe's biggest leagues.

Did you know

Didier Drogba's 2005 plea is credited with helping halt the nation's civil war.
The Yamoussoukro basilica is one of the largest churches in the world.
Ivory Coast is the planet's leading producer of cocoa beans.
The Elephants won the AFCON in 1992, 2015 and a dramatic 2024 on home soil.
ASEC Mimosas' academy produced Yaya and Kolo Touré and Salomon Kalou.