| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 |
2  Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
3  Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
4  Curaçao | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 1 |
About
World Cup story
Ivory Coast have three previous appearances (2006, 2010, 2014), all ending at the group stage despite a strong Drogba-era squad. 2026 is their first return in 12 years.
- Appearances
- 3
- Best finish
- Group stage
- First appearance
- 2006
- Titles
- —
Squad watch
Key men
MOST CAPS
Franck Kessié
103 capsTOP SCORER
Franck Kessié
15 goalsAVERAGE AGE
26 players
25.3 yrs
Road to 2026
Qualifying recap
- D
v Gabon 0–0
2025-09-09 · Away · WC qualifying · Sep 2025
- W
v Seychelles 7–0
2025-10-10 · Away · WC qualifying · Oct 2025
- W
v Kenya 3–0
2025-10-14 · Home · WC qualifying · Oct 2025
World Cup 2026
Ivory Coast
Norway
CuraçaoIvory Coast
GermanyIvory CoastIvory Coast
EcuadorBefore the World Cup · warm-ups & qualifiers
FranceIvory CoastIvory Coast
ScotlandIvory Coast
South KoreaIvory Coast
EgyptIvory Coast
Burkina FasoSquad
26-man roster
Coach Emerse Faé
GOALKEEPERS
3- 1
Yahia Fofana
Çaykur Rizespor · 25y
35 caps
- 16
Mohamed Koné
Charleroi · 24y
0 caps
- 23
Alban Lafont
Panathinaikos · 27y
4 caps
DEFENDERS
8- 2
Ousmane Diomande
Sporting CP · 22y
15 caps
1 goals
- 3
Ghislain Konan
Gil Vicente · 30y
54 caps
- 5
Wilfried Singo
Galatasaray · 25y
34 caps
1 goals
- 7
Odilon Kossounou
Atalanta · 25y
35 caps
- 13
Christopher Opéri
İstanbul Başakşehir · 29y
12 caps
- 17
Guéla Doué
Strasbourg · 23y
20 caps
3 goals
- 20
Emmanuel Agbadou
Beşiktaş · 28y
20 caps
2 goals
- 21
Evan Ndicka
Roma · 26y
28 caps
MIDFIELDERS
6- 4
Jean Michaël Seri
Maribor · 34y
65 caps
4 goals
- 6
Seko Fofana
Porto · 31y
32 caps
7 goals
- 8
Franck KessiéC
Al-Ahli · 29y
103 caps
15 goals
- 18
Ibrahim Sangaré
Nottingham Forest · 28y
58 caps
12 goals
- 25
Parfait Guiagon
Charleroi · 25y
5 caps
- 26
Christ Inao Oulaï
Trabzonspor · 20y
9 caps
FORWARDS
9- 9
Ange-Yoan Bonny
Inter Milan · 22y
1 caps
- 10
Simon Adingra
Monaco · 24y
29 caps
5 goals
- 11
Yan Diomande
RB Leipzig · 19y
10 caps
3 goals
- 12
Elye Wahi
Nice · 23y
2 caps
- 14
Oumar Diakité
Cercle Brugge · 22y
29 caps
6 goals
- 15
Amad Diallo
Manchester United · 23y
19 caps
6 goals
- 19
Nicolas Pépé
Villarreal · 31y
55 caps
12 goals
- 22
Evann Guessand
Crystal Palace · 24y
21 caps
4 goals
- 24
Bazoumana Touré
TSG Hoffenheim · 20y
6 caps
2 goals
Tournament stats · World Cup 2026 only
Minutes played are not tracked yet — they arrive in a later data update.
LATEST NEWS
HEADLINES
3d ago
Haaland the late hero as Norway knock out resilient Ivory Coast
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3d ago
'Goal of the tournament' - Amad's brilliant equaliser for Ivory Coast
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3d ago
'A moment of real quality' - Nusa's sensational strike puts Norway ahead
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4d ago
Africa's World Cup success leaves Asia looking for answers
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1w ago
'We could call it racist' - Ivory Coast boss sad at Schweinsteiger comments
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1w ago
Ivory Coast defeat Curacao to progress to knockout stages for first time
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1w ago
Plata's 'touch of gold' gives Ecuador lead against Germany
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1w ago
'Brilliant finish' - Pepe gets his second as Ivory Coast double their lead
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2w ago
'He's stored in a hard disk in my head' - watching the World Cup as a manager
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2w ago
Undav scores twice as Germany fight back to beat Ivory Coast
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