Africa · CAF

Ivory Coast (2026)

Côte d'Ivoire

Matches: 12; 12 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 8-0-4; 8 W · 0 D · 4 L
Goals: 21; 9 against
Goal difference: +12

General Information

Fédération Ivoirienne de Football

Founded: 1960
FIFA entry: 1964
Average height in 2026: 1.82 m
Average age in 2026: 24.8 years
Confederation: Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF)
Continent: Africa
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Emerse Faé(Coach)

Date of birth: 24 January 1984
Place of birth: Nantes, France
Height: 1.74 m
Matches: 9 (6 official · 3 friendlies)

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Hervé Renard(Coach)

Date of birth: 30 September 1968
Place of birth: Aix-Les-Bains, France
Matches: 3 (2 official · 1 friendly)

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Players of Ivory Coast in 2026

38 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers2
Yahia Fofana	21 August 2000	Goalkeeper	Çaykur Rizespor	10	0	0
Alban Lafont	23 January 1999	Goalkeeper	Amed Sportif	2	0	0
Defenders12
Ghislain Konan	27 December 1995	Left Back	Wolverhampton Wanderers	9	2	0
Guéla Doué	17 October 2002	Right Back	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	7	2	1
Emmanuel Agbadou	17 June 1997	Centre Back	Beşiktaş JK	7	1	0
Odilon Kossounou	4 January 2001	Centre Back	Atalanta Bergamo	6	1	0
Evan Ndicka	20 August 1999	Centre Back	AS Roma	5	1	0
Ousmane Diomandé	4 December 2003	Centre Back	Nottingham Forest	4	3	0
Wilfried Singo	25 December 2000	Right Back	Galatasaray SK	4	1	1
Luck Zogbé	24 March 2005	Right Back	Stade Brestois 29	2	1	0
Christopher Opéri	29 April 1997	Left Back	İstanbul Başakşehir	1	1	0
Clément Akpa	24 November 2001	Centre Back	AJ Auxerre	1	0	0
Kassoum Ouattara	14 October 2004	Left Back	Beşiktaş JK	1	0	0
Christ Tapé	2 March 2006	Left Back	Toulouse FC	1	0	0
Midfielders9
Franck Kessié	19 December 1996	Defensive Midfielder	Atalanta Bergamo	10	0	2
Ibrahim Sangaré	2 December 1994	Centre Midfielder	Nottingham Forest	7	3	0
Christ Inao Oulaï	6 April 2006	Centre Midfielder	AC Fiorentina	6	6	0
Bazoumana Touré	2 March 2006	Left Midfielder	Newcastle United	3	6	2
Seko Fofana	7 May 1995	Centre Midfielder	FC Porto	3	3	0
Malick Yalcouyé	18 November 2005	Centre Midfielder	Brighton & Hove Albion	2	1	1
Jean Michaël Seri	19 July 1991	Centre Midfielder	NK Maribor	1	1	0
Patrick Zabi	24 September 2006	Centre Midfielder	Paris FC	1	1	0
Amadou Koné	14 May 2005	Defensive Midfielder	Neom SC	1	0	0
Forwards15
Yan Diomandé	14 November 2006	Left Winger	Real Madrid	9	1	1
Nicolas Pépé	29 May 1995	Right Winger	Villarreal CF	6	3	3
Amad Diallo	11 July 2002	Right Winger	Manchester United	4	5	4
Elye Wahi	2 January 2003	Centre Forward	OGC Nice	4	4	0
Ange-Yoan Bonny	25 October 2003	Centre Forward	Inter Milano	4	3	0
Evann Guessand	1 July 2001	Centre Forward	Crystal Palace FC	3	4	1
Simon Adingra	1 January 2002	Left Winger	Ajax Amsterdam	2	2	1
Oumar Diakité	20 December 2003	Centre Forward	Sturm Graz	1	3	0
Yann Gboho	14 January 2001	Left Winger	Coventry City	1	1	1
Rayan Fofana	12 February 2006	Centre Forward	Le Havre AC	1	1	0
Bénie Traoré	30 November 2002	Centre Forward	New York City FC	1	1	0
Martial Godo	14 March 2003	Left Winger	RC Strasbourg	1	0	1
Parfait Guiagon	22 February 2001	Left Winger	Al-Taawon Burayda	1	0	0
Jean-Philippe Krasso	17 July 1997	Centre Forward	Paris FC	0	2	0
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	10 January 1997	Centre Forward	Udinese Calcio	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Ivory Coast in 2026

12 matches

3 Oct 2026Friendly · Stade Olympique Alassane OuattaraHvs.CameroonMatch report: Ivory Coast vs. Cameroon 0–1Defeat
29 Sept 2026African Nations Cup 2027 · Group C · Accra Sports StadiumAvs.SomaliaMatch report: Somalia vs. Ivory Coast 0–2Win
24 Sept 2026African Nations Cup 2027 · Group C · Stade de la PaixHvs.GhanaMatch report: Ivory Coast vs. Ghana 2–0Win
30 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 · AT&T StadiumHvs.NorwayMatch report: Ivory Coast vs. Norway 1–2Defeat
25 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group E · Lincoln Financial FieldAvs.CuraçaoMatch report: Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast 0–2Win
20 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group E · BMO FieldAvs.GermanyMatch report: Germany vs. Ivory Coast 2–1Defeat
14 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group E · Lincoln Financial FieldHvs.EcuadorMatch report: Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador 1–0Win
4 Jun 2026Friendly · Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis FonteneauAvs.FranceMatch report: France vs. Ivory Coast 1–2Win
31 Mar 2026Friendly · Hill Dickinson StadiumAvs.ScotlandMatch report: Scotland vs. Ivory Coast 0–1Win
28 Mar 2026Friendly · Stadium mkAvs.South KoreaMatch report: South Korea vs. Ivory Coast 0–4Win
10 Jan 2026African Nations Cup 2025 · Quarter-final · Stade AdrarAvs.EgyptMatch report: Egypt vs. Ivory Coast 3–2Defeat
6 Jan 2026African Nations Cup 2025 · Round of 16 · Stade de MarrakechHvs.Burkina FasoMatch report: Ivory Coast vs. Burkina Faso 3–0Win

Match Progress for Ivory Coast

8 W · 0 D · 4 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Ivory Coast

92 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Mali	34	21	9	4	59
Ghana	30	15	5	10	38
Nigeria	26	9	8	9	24
Burkina Faso	24	11	10	3	35
Cameroon	24	11	3	10	25
Morocco	24	7	9	8	27
Egypt	24	6	4	14	27
Senegal	23	15	3	5	30
Algeria	22	7	6	9	26
Guinea	21	13	6	2	39
Niger	19	14	2	3	35
DR Congo	19	9	5	5	32
Tunisia	18	7	6	5	27
Congo	17	10	3	4	25
Togo	17	8	6	3	24
Gabon	15	9	3	3	26
Liberia	14	12	2	0	28
Benin	14	9	4	1	30
Sierra Leone	13	9	3	1	31
Zambia	13	4	1	8	11
Sudan	10	7	2	1	18
Madagascar	9	7	2	0	24
Mozambique	8	6	2	0	14
Rwanda	8	6	1	1	19
Libya	8	6	1	1	11
South Africa	8	1	5	2	5
Burundi	7	7	0	0	16
Malawi	7	6	1	0	16
Gambia	7	5	0	2	16
Angola	6	5	0	1	16
Uganda	6	3	2	1	10
Namibia	6	3	1	2	13
Ethiopia	5	3	0	2	11
Japan	5	2	0	3	4
Tanzania	4	3	1	0	8
Botswana	4	2	2	0	11
Equatorial Guinea	4	2	1	1	5
France	4	1	1	2	3
Comoros	3	3	0	0	8
Kenya	3	2	1	0	7
Sweden	3	2	0	1	3
Zimbabwe	3	1	2	0	5
Seychelles	2	2	0	0	16
Chad	2	2	0	0	6
Israel	2	1	1	0	6
Central African Republic	2	1	1	0	4
Russia	2	1	1	0	3
Italy	2	1	1	0	2
Switzerland	2	1	1	0	2
Lesotho	2	1	1	0	1
Austria	2	1	0	1	5
South Korea	2	1	0	1	4
Belgium	2	0	2	0	3
Paraguay	2	0	2	0	3
Germany	2	0	1	1	3
Argentina	2	0	0	2	1
Netherlands	2	0	0	2	1
Qatar	1	1	0	0	6
Mauritius	1	1	0	0	3
North Korea	1	1	0	0	3
Slovenia	1	1	0	0	3
Serbia & Montenegro	1	1	0	0	3
El Salvador	1	1	0	0	2
Guinea-Bissau	1	1	0	0	2
Jordan	1	1	0	0	2
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	2
Moldova	1	1	0	0	2
Oman	1	1	0	0	2
Romania	1	1	0	0	2
Somalia	1	1	0	0	2
Uruguay	1	1	0	0	2
Mauritania	1	1	0	0	2
Curaçao	1	1	0	0	2
Ecuador	1	1	0	0	1
Scotland	1	1	0	0	1
Canada	1	1	0	0	0
Chile	1	0	1	0	1
Turkey	1	0	1	0	1
Hungary	1	0	1	0	0
Portugal	1	0	1	0	0
Spain	1	0	0	1	2
USA	1	0	0	1	2
Bosnia & Herzegovina	1	0	0	1	1
Brazil	1	0	0	1	1
Colombia	1	0	0	1	1
Greece	1	0	0	1	1
Mexico	1	0	0	1	1
Norway	1	0	0	1	1
Poland	1	0	0	1	1
England	1	0	0	1	0
New Zealand	1	0	0	1	0
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	0
Total	604	320	138	146	957

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Ivory Coast

Games Total: 108
Goals: 198
Goals Against: 88
Games W/D/L: 59/29/20
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.83
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 0.81

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 20; Didier Drogba
Most Matches: 36; Didier Zokora
Most Yellow Cards: 6; Didier Zokora
Most Red Cards: 1; Didier Zokora

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Ivory Coast

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Zokora, Didier	Defensive Midfielder	2000–2014	117	110	7	1	1	18	1	2
2	Touré, Kolo	Centre Back	2000–2015	116	115	1	7	2	5	0	0
3	Gradel, Max-Alain	Left Winger	2011–2024	109	72	37	18	14	6	0	0
4	Kessié, Franck	Defensive Midfielder	2014–2026	107	102	5	16	10	12	0	1
5	Drogba, Didier	Centre Forward	2002–2014	102	89	13	63	11	12	0	1
6	Touré, Yaya	Centre Midfielder	2004–2015	97	90	7	19	14	11	0	0
7	Tiéné, Siaka	Left Midfielder	2000–2015	96	82	14	2	6	10	0	0
8	Kalou, Salomon	Left Winger	2007–2017	93	71	22	27	6	8	0	0
9	Aurier, Serge	Right Back	2013–2024	90	87	3	4	12	12	1	0
10	Gervinho	Left Winger	2007–2021	84	71	13	23	20	6	0	1
11	Boka, Arthur	Left Back	2004–2015	83	75	8	1	3	7	0	0
12	Barry, Boubacar 'Copa'	Goalkeeper	2000–2015	83	81	2	0	0	4	0	0
13	Guel, Tchiressoua	Attacking Midfielder	1993–2006	80	75	5	10	0	8	0	0
14	Traoré, Abdoulaye 'Ben Badi'	Striker	1984–1996	75	67	8	50	0	3	0	1
15	Eboué, Emmanuel	Right Back	2004–2013	72	63	9	3	1	7	0	1
16	Kéïta, Abdul Kader	Right Winger	2000–2012	68	43	25	11	6	6	0	0
17	Gbohouo, Sylvain	Goalkeeper	2013–2024	65	65	0	0	0	8	0	0
18	Sangaré, Ibrahim	Centre Midfielder	2014–2026	63	51	12	12	4	11	0	0
19	Seri, Jean Michaël	Centre Midfielder	2015–2026	63	54	9	3	5	8	0	0
20	Konan, Ghislain	Left Back	2017–2026	60	52	8	0	5	2	0	0
21	Dindane, Aruna	Secondary striker	2000–2010	59	48	11	18	3	7	0	0
22	Pépé, Nicolas	Right Winger	2016–2026	59	42	17	14	6	3	0	0
23	Dié, Serey	Defensive Midfielder	2013–2022	59	49	10	2	1	15	0	0
24	Koné, Ibrahima	Midfielder	1992–2002	58	51	7	2	0	2	0	0
25	Bony, Wilfried	Centre Forward	2010–2019	56	31	25	16	4	4	0	0
26	Aka Kouamé, Basile	Defender	1987–1996	55	53	2	1	0	4	0	0
27	Konaté, Losséni	Goalkeeper	1990–2002	54	53	1	0	0	0	0	0
28	Kalou, Bonaventure	Attacking Midfielder	1998–2006	52	38	14	12	0	3	0	0
29	Sié, Donald-Olivier	Attacking Midfielder	1990–2000	52	42	10	8	0	5	0	0
30	Kanon, Wilfried	Centre Back	2015–2022	52	49	3	3	1	6	0	0
31	Tioté, Cheick	Centre Midfielder	2009–2015	52	50	2	1	3	21	0	1
32	Domoraud, Cyrille	Centre Back	1995–2006	52	47	5	0	0	2	1	0
33	Bailly, Éric	Centre Back	2015–2024	50	48	2	2	1	11	0	0
34	Tiéhi, Joël	Centre Forward	1984–1999	46	40	6	28	0	2	0	0
35	Bamba, Sol	Centre Back	2008–2014	46	40	6	1	0	9	0	0
36	Gouaméné, Alain	Goalkeeper	1987–2000	46	45	1	0	0	0	0	0
37	Ndri, Romaric	Centre Midfielder	2005–2013	45	34	11	4	1	0	0	0
38	Meïté, Abdoulaye	Centre Back	2003–2010	45	38	7	1	0	6	0	0
39	Badra, Aliou Siby	Midfielder	1993–2002	44	38	6	1	0	11	0	0
40	Faé, Emerse	Centre Midfielder	2005–2011	42	20	22	1	0	3	0	0
41	Fofana, Yahia	Goalkeeper	2023–2026	41	41	0	0	0	1	0	0
42	Bakayoko, Ibrahima	Centre Forward	1996–2002	39	34	5	22	0	3	0	0
43	Kossounou, Odilon	Centre Back	2020–2026	39	29	10	0	0	2	1	0
44	Koné, Arouna	Centre Forward	2004–2013	38	20	18	9	2	0	0	0
45	Hobou, Arsène	Defender	1987–1996	38	36	2	1	0	2	0	0
46	Kouassi, Blaise	Centre Back	1997–2006	38	31	7	0	0	9	1	0
47	Koné, Baky	Right Winger	2004–2010	37	13	24	8	1	2	0	0
48	Doumbia, Seydou	Centre Forward	2008–2017	37	15	22	8	0	0	0	0
49	Maguy, Serge-Alain	Midfielder	1987–1997	37	34	3	3	0	4	0	0
50	Singo, Wilfried	Right Back	2021–2026	36	26	10	1	3	5	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Ivory Coast

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Touré, Yaya	Drogba, Didier	2008–2012	5	8
2	Gervinho	Drogba, Didier	2011–2014	4	7
3	Gervinho	Kalou, Salomon	2011–2013	4	15
4	Dindane, Aruna	Drogba, Didier	2006–2007	3	5
5	Touré, Yaya	Kalou, Salomon	2008–2013	3	11
6	Gervinho	Doumbia, Seydou	2009–2017	3	38
7	Kéïta, Abdul Kader	Drogba, Didier	2010–2012	3	5
8	Gervinho	Ya Konan, Didier	2011–2013	3	43
9	Tiéné, Siaka	Gradel, Max-Alain	2012–2015	3	17
10	Touré, Yaya	Gervinho	2012–2013	3	13

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 229 of 651 goals.