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|7 ||align=left|[[Boubacar Barry]]|| 2000- || 84 || 0
|7 ||align=left|[[Boubacar Barry]]|| 2000– || 84 || 0
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|8 ||align=left|'''[[Salomon Kalou]]'''|| 2007- || 76 || 29
|8 ||align=left|'''[[Salomon Kalou]]'''|| 2007– || 76 || 29
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|9 ||align=left|[[Emmanuel Eboué]]|| 2004-2013 || 75 || 3
|9 ||align=left|[[Emmanuel Eboué]]|| 2004–2013 || 75 || 3
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|10 ||align=left|[[Tchiressoua Guel]]|| 1993-2006 || 71 || 9
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|2 ||align=left| [[Ibrahima Bakayoko]]|| 1996–2002 || 30 || 45
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|3 ||align=left|'''[[Salomon Kalou]]'''|| 2007- || 29 || 76
|3 ||align=left|'''[[Salomon Kalou]]'''|| 2007– || 29 || 76
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|4 ||align=left| [[Joël Tiéhi]]|| 1987-1999 || 25 || 40
|4 ||align=left| [[Joël Tiéhi]]|| 1987–1999 || 25 || 40
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|5 ||align=left|'''[[Gervinho]]'''|| 2007– || 20 || 67
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|6 ||align=left|'''[[Yaya Touré]]'''|| 2004– || 19 || 97
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|7 ||align=left| [[Aruna Dindane]]|| 2000–2010 || 17 || 60
|7 ||align=left| [[Aruna Dindane]]|| 2000–2010 || 17 || 60
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|8 ||align=left| [[Abdoulaye Traoré (Ivorian footballer)|Abdoulaye Traoré]]|| 1986-1996 || 14 || 40
|8 ||align=left| [[Abdoulaye Traoré (Ivorian footballer)|Abdoulaye Traoré]]|| 1986–1996 || 14 || 40
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|9 ||align=left|'''[[Wilfried Bony]]'''|| 2010- || 13 || 40
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|10 ||align=left| [[Abdul Kader Keïta]]|| 2000–2012 || 11 || 70
|10 ||align=left| [[Abdul Kader Keïta]]|| 2000–2012 || 11 || 70

Revision as of 09:38, 7 April 2015

Côte d'Ivoire
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)[Les Éléphants] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (The Elephants)
Association[Fédération Ivoirienne de Football] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachHervé Renard
CaptainYaya Toure
Most capsDidier Zokora (123)
Top scorerDidier Drogba (65)
Home stadiumStade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
FIFA codeCIV
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current20 Steady (12 March 2015)
Highest12 (February, April 2013)
Lowest75 (March 2004)
First international
 Ivory Coast 3–2 Dahomey 
(Madagascar; 13 April 1960)
Biggest win
 Ivory Coast 11–0 Central African Republic 
(Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961)
Biggest defeat
 Ivory Coast 2–6 Ghana 
(Ivory Coast; 2 May 1971)
 Malawi 5–1 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
(Malawi; 6 July 1974)
 Nigeria 4–0 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
(Lagos, Nigeria; 10 July 1977)
 Argentina 4–0 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 16 October 1992)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup Stage, 2006, 2010 and 2014
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances21 (first in 1965)
Best resultChampions, 1992 and 2015
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1992)
Best resultFourth Place, 1992

The Ivory Coast national football team (Template:Lang-fr), nicknamed Les Éléphants (The Elephants), represents Ivory Coast in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF). Until 2005, their greatest accomplishment was winning the 1992 African Cup of Nations against Ghana on penalties at the Stade Leopold Senghor in Dakar, Senegal. Their second success came in the 2015 edition, again beating Ghana on penalties at the Estadio de Bata in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.

They have qualified for three consecutive World Cups, first in Germany in 2006, then South Africa in 2010 and finally Brazil in 2014. In all three cases they failed to move beyond the group stage.

Ivory Coast has produced several players who have played in Europe, including Didier Drogba, Yaya Touré, Wilfried Bony, Seydou Doumbia, Gervinho, Serge Aurier, Salomon Kalou and Kolo Touré. The team is generally considered to be one of the best teams to come from Africa.

Honours

  • Runner-up – 1993
  • Winner – 1983, 1987, 1991
  • Runner-up – 1985

World Cup record

See also: Ivory Coast at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup
Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter – – – – – –
Italy 1934 – – – – – –
France 1938 – – – – – –
Brazil 1950 – – – – – –
Switzerland 1954 – – – – – –
Sweden 1958 – – – – – –
Chile 1962 – – – – – –
England 1966 – – – – – –
Mexico 1970 – – – – – –
Germany 1974 Did Not Qualify 6 3 2 1 8 7
Argentina 1978 6 3 2 1 11 10
Spain 1982 2 0 0 2 1 3
Mexico 1986 4 1 1 2 6 5
Italy 1990 4 1 2 1 5 1
United States 1994 8 4 3 1 12 6
France 1998 2 0 1 1 1 2
South Korea Japan 2002 10 5 4 1 22 10
Germany 2006 Group Stage 19th 3 1 0 2 5 6 Squad 10 7 1 2 20 7
South Africa 2010 17th 3 1 1 1 4 3 Squad 12 8 4 0 29 6
Brazil 2014 21st 3 1 0 2 4 5 Squad 8 5 3 0 19 7
Total Group Stage 3/20 9 3 1 5 13 14 _

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Fourth Place 4th 2 0 0 2 2 9 Squad
Saudi Arabia 1995 to
Brazil 2013 		Did Not Qualify
Russia 2017 To Be Determined
Indonesia 2021
Total Fourth Place 1/9 2 0 0 2 2 9 -

Africa Cup of Nations record

Host nation(s) / Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Sudan 1957 to
Ghana 1963		 Did Not Enter
Tunisia 1965 Third Place 3rd 3 2 0 1 5 4
Ethiopia 1968 Third Place 3rd 5 3 1 1 9 6
Sudan 1970 Fourth Place 4th 5 2 1 2 11 9
Cameroon 1972 Did Not Qualify
Egypt 1974 Group Stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 5
Ethiopia 1976 Did Not Qualify
Ghana 1978 Banned
Nigeria 1980 Group Stage 6th 3 0 2 1 2 3
Libya 1982 Did Not Enter
Ivory Coast 1984 Group Stage 5th 3 1 0 2 4 4
Egypt 1986 Third Place 3rd 5 3 0 2 7 5
Morocco 1988 Group Stage 6th 3 0 3 0 2 2
Algeria 1990 Group Stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 5
Senegal 1992 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 4 0
Tunisia 1994 Third Place 3rd 5 3 1 1 11 5
South Africa 1996 Group Stage 11th 3 1 0 2 2 5
Burkina Faso 1998 Quarter-Finals 7th 4 2 2 0 10 6
GhanaNigeria 2000 Group Stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 4
Mali 2002 Group Stage 16th 3 0 1 2 1 4
Tunisia 2004 Did Not Qualify
Egypt 2006 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 6 5
Ghana 2008 Fourth Place 4th 6 4 0 2 16 9
Angola 2010 Quarter-Finals 8th 3 1 2 0 5 4
GabonEquatorial Guinea 2012 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 1 0 9 0
South Africa 2013 Quarter-Finals 5th 4 2 1 1 8 5
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 9 4
Libya 2017 TBD
Cameroon 2019 TBD
Ivory Coast 2021 Qualified as host
Guinea 2023 TBD
Total 2 Titles 21/29 86 39 25 22 128 91
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Recent and upcoming fixtures

Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
August 15, 2012 Lokomotiv Stadium  Russia 1–1 Friendly
September 8, 2012 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny  Senegal 4–2 2013 AFCON qualification
October 13, 2012 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor  Senegal 2–0 2013 AFCON qualification
November 14, 2012 Linzer Stadion  Austria 3–0 Friendly
January 14, 2013 Al-Nahyan Stadium  Egypt 4–2 Friendly
January 22, 2013 Royal Bafokeng Stadium  Togo 2–1 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
January 26, 2013 Royal Bafokeng Stadium  Tunisia 3–0 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
January 30, 2013 Royal Bafokeng Stadium  Algeria 2–2 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
February 3, 2013 Royal Bafokeng Stadium  Nigeria 1–2 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
March 23, 2013 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny  Gambia 3–0 2014 World Cup qualification
June 8, 2013 Independence Stadium  Gambia 3–0 2014 World Cup qualification
June 16, 2013 Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium  Tanzania 4–2 2014 World Cup qualification
August 14, 2013 MetLife Stadium  Mexico 1–4 Friendly
September 7, 2013 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny  Morocco 1–1 2014 World Cup qualification
October 12, 2013 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny  Senegal 3–1 2014 World Cup qualification
November 16, 2013 Stade Mohamed V  Senegal 1–1 2014 World Cup qualification
March 5, 2014 King Baudouin Stadium  Belgium 2–2 Friendly
May 30, 2014 Edward Jones Dome  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 Friendly
June 4, 2014 Toyota Stadium  El Salvador 2–1 Friendly
June 14, 2014 Arena Pernambuco  Japan 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup
June 19, 2014 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha  Colombia 1–2 2014 FIFA World Cup
June 24, 2014 Estádio Castelão  Greece 1–2 2014 FIFA World Cup
September 6, 2014 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny  Sierra Leone 2–1 2015 AFCON qualification
September 10, 2014 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo  Cameroon 1–4 2015 AFCON qualification
October 11, 2014 Stade Tata Raphaël  DR Congo 2–1 2015 AFCON qualification
October 15, 2014 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny  DR Congo 3–4 2015 AFCON qualification
October 25, 2014 National Heroes Stadium  Zambia 1–1 Friendly
November 14, 2014 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny  Sierra Leone 5–1 2015 AFCON qualification
November 19, 2014 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny  Cameroon 0–0 2015 AFCON qualification
November 30, 2014 Mbombela Stadium  South Africa 0–2 Friendly
January 11, 2015 Zayed Sports City Stadium  Nigeria 1–0 Friendly
January 15, 2015 Zayed Sports City Stadium  Sweden 0–2 Friendly
January 20, 2015 Nuevo Estadio de Malabo  Guinea 1–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
January 24, 2015 Nuevo Estadio de Malabo  Mali 1–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
January 28, 2015 Nuevo Estadio de Malabo  Cameroon 1–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
February 1, 2015 Nuevo Estadio de Malabo  Algeria 3–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
February 4, 2015 Estadio de Bata  DR Congo 3–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
February 8, 2015 Estadio de Bata  Ghana 0–0 (pen. 9–8) 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
March 26, 2015 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny  Angola 2–0 Friendly
March 29, 2015 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny  Equatorial Guinea 1–1 Friendly

Coaches

Dates Name
1960 France Paul Gévaudan
1965 Ivory Coast Alphonse Bissouma Tapé
1966 empty
1967-68 France Paul Gévaudan
1968-70 Germany Peter Schnittger
1970-72 Ivory Coast Jean Topka
1972-74 Brazil Santa Rosa
1974-76 empty
1976-80 Ivory Coast Gérard Gabo
1980-82 empty
1982-85 Germany Otto Pfister
CAN 1984 Brazil Duke
Dates Name
1985-86 Argentina Pancho González
1987-88 Ivory Coast Yeo Martial
1989 Ivory Coast Kaé Oulaï
1989-92 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoje Ognjanović
1992-93 Ivory Coast Yeo Martial
1993-94 France Philippe Troussier
1994-96 Poland Henryk Kasperczak
1996-98 France Pierre Pleimelding
1998-2000 France Robert Nouzaret
2000 Ivory Coast Gbonké Tia
2000-01 France Patrick Parizon
2001-02 Ivory Coast Lama Bamba
Dates Name
2002-04 France Robert Nouzaret
2004-07 France Henri Michel
2007-08 Germany Uli Stielike
2008 France Gérard Gili
2008-10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Vahid Halilhodžić
2010 Ivory Coast Georges Kouadio
2010 Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson
2010-12 Ivory Coast François Zahoui
2012-14 France Sabri Lamouchi
2014- France Hervé Renard

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up to the Friendly Matches agains Angola on March 26 and Equatorial Guinea on March 29, 2015.
Caps and goals updated as of 29 March 2015 after the match against Equatorial Guinea.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Sylvain Gbohouo (1988-10-29) 29 October 1988 (age 36) 11 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazembe
1GK Sayouba Mandé (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 (age 31) 3 0 Norway Stabæk
1GK Namory Diomandé (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
1GK Abdoul Karim Cissé (1985-10-29) 29 October 1985 (age 39) 1 0 Ivory Coast SC Gagnoa
2DF Siaka Tiéné (1982-02-22) 22 February 1982 (age 42) 96 2 France Montpellier
2DF Serge Aurier (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 31) 25 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
2DF Ousmane Viera (1986-12-21) 21 December 1986 (age 37) 11 1 Turkey Çaykur Rizespor
2DF Eric Bertrand Bailly (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30) 10 0 Spain Villarreal
2DF Wilfried Kanon (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 31) 8 1 Netherlands ADO Den Haag
2DF Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro (1992-10-11) 11 October 1992 (age 32) 6 0 France Toulouse
2DF Simon Deli (1991-10-27) 27 October 1991 (age 33) 2 0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
3MF Yaya Touré (Captain) (1983-05-13) 13 May 1983 (age 41) 98 19 England Manchester City
3MF Cheick Tioté (1986-06-21) 21 June 1986 (age 38) 52 1 England Newcastle United
3MF Max Gradel (1987-11-30) 30 November 1987 (age 37) 41 8 France Saint-Étienne
3MF Serey Die (1984-11-07) 7 November 1984 (age 40) 22 0 Germany Stuttgart
3MF Ismaël Diomandé (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 32) 7 0 France Saint-Étienne
3MF Cheick Doukouré (1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 (age 32) 7 0 France Metz
3MF Roger Assalé (1993-11-13) 13 November 1993 (age 31) 4 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazembe
3MF Christian Kwame Koffi (1990-12-21) 21 December 1990 (age 33) 3 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazembe
4FW Salomon Kalou (1985-08-05) 5 August 1985 (age 39) 77 29 Germany Hertha Berlin
4FW Gervinho (1987-05-27) 27 May 1987 (age 37) 68 20 Italy Roma
4FW Wilfried Bony (1988-12-10) 10 December 1988 (age 36) 41 13 England Manchester City
4FW Seydou Doumbia (1987-12-31) 31 December 1987 (age 36) 30 4 Italy Roma
4FW Lacina Traoré (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 (age 34) 13 4 France Monaco
4FW Giovanni Sio (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989 (age 35) 10 0 France Bastia
4FW Tallo Gadji (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 (age 31) 8 0 France Bastia

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Boubacar Barry RET (1979-12-30) 30 December 1979 (age 44) 84 0 Belgium Lokeren 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
GK Axel Kacou (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 29) 0 0 France Saint-Étienne v.  DR Congo, 15 October 2014
GK Hillel Konaté (1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 29) 0 0 France Sochaux v.  DR Congo, 15 October 2014
GK Badra Ali Sangaré (1986-05-30)30 May 1986 (aged 28) 1 0 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby)
DF Kolo Touré RET (Vice-Captain) (1981-03-19) 19 March 1981 (age 43) 118 7 England Liverpool 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Didier Zokora RET (1980-12-14) 14 December 1980 (age 43) 123 1 Turkey Akhisar Belediyespor v.  Cameroon, 18 November 2014
DF Brice Dja Djédjé (1990-12-23) 23 December 1990 (age 33) 8 0 France Marseille v.  Cameroon, 18 November 2014
DF Adama Traoré (1990-02-03) 3 February 1990 (age 34) 0 0 Portugal Vitória Guimarães v.  Cameroon, 18 November 2014
DF Franck Kessié (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 27) 3 0 Ivory Coast Stella Club v.  DR Congo, 15 October 2014
DF Lamine Koné (1989-02-01) 1 February 1989 (age 35) 1 0 France Lorient v.  DR Congo, 15 October 2014
DF Arthur Boka (1983-04-02) 2 April 1983 (age 41) 85 1 Spain Málaga v.  Cameroon, 10 September 2014
DF Sol Bamba (1985-01-13) 13 January 1985 (age 39) 49 2 England Leeds United v.  Cameroon, 10 September 2014
DF Benjamin Angoua (1986-11-28) 28 November 1986 (age 38) 18 1 France Guingamp v.  Cameroon, 10 September 2014
DF Constant Djakpa (1986-10-17) 17 October 1986 (age 38) 6 0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt v.  Cameroon, 10 September 2014
DF Ousmane Ouattara (1993-12-22) 22 December 1993 (age 30) 0 0 Ivory Coast Séwé Sport v.  Cameroon, 10 September 2014
MF Fousseny Coulibaly (1989-08-10) 10 August 1989 (age 35) 0 0 Tunisia Espérance v.  DR Congo, 15 October 2014
MF Jean Seri (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 33) 0 0 Portugal Paços de Ferreira v.  DR Congo, 15 October 2014
MF Mathis Bolly (1990-11-14) 14 November 1990 (age 34) 5 0 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf v.  Cameroon, 10 September 2014
MF Éric Tié Bi (1994-07-20) 20 July 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Greece Asteras Tripoli v.  Cameroon, 10 September 2014
MF Romaric (1983-06-04) 4 June 1983 (age 41) 47 5 France Bastia 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby)
MF Jean-Jacques Gosso (1983-03-15) 15 March 1983 (age 41) 23 0 Turkey Gençlerbirliği 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby)
FW Gohi Bi Cyriac (1990-08-05) 5 August 1990 (age 34) 2 0 Belgium Anderlecht v.  Cameroon, 18 November 2014
FW Thomas Touré DEC (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 (age 30) 0 0 France Bordeaux v.  DR Congo, 11 October 2014
FW Didier Drogba RET (1978-03-11) 11 March 1978 (age 46) 104 65 England Chelsea 2014 FIFA World Cup
FW Didier Ya Konan (1984-02-25) 25 February 1984 (age 40) 27 8 Germany Hannover 2014 FIFA World Cup

RET = Retired from the national team
DEC = Declined a call for the national team

Previous squads

Ivory Coast was the only nation to name a 23-man World Cup squad composed entirely of players who play their club football outside their home country.

2006 World Cup information

Ivory Coast qualified through a qualifying group which included African powerhouses Cameroon and Egypt, despite losing home and away to the former. On the last day of qualification, they confirmed their spot with a 3–1[1] win over Sudan, while Cameroon faltered and could only manage a 1–1 draw at home to Egypt, despite having a chance to win the game in stoppage time with a penalty kick that Pierre Womé missed.

The qualification of the Ivory Coast national football team even brought about a temporary peace agreement during the First Ivorian Civil War. The team helped to secure a truce in 2006 when they qualified, bringing warring parties together, and convinced President Laurent Gbagbo to restart peace talks.[2]

Ivory Coast lost their opening game 2–1 in the 2006 World Cup in Germany to Argentina. The goals for Argentina came from Hernán Crespo and Javier Saviola. Ivory Coast's goal came from Chelsea striker Didier Drogba. They lost their second match to the Netherlands by the same scoreline and were thus eliminated from the tournament. The Netherlands' goals came from a Robin van Persie free-kick in the 23rd minute and a Ruud van Nistelrooy strike in the 27th minute. Bakari Koné scored in the 38th minute for the Africans to pull the score to 2–1. Ivory Coast's final game was against Serbia and Montenegro. The Serbian team scored two quick goals and it appeared that the Ivory Coast was destined for a three-loss World Cup campaign. However, the Africans came back, led by two goals from Aruna Dindane, and won the game 3–2 to finish in third place.

2010 World Cup qualification

On 10 October 2009, Ivory Coast secured a place at the 2010 World Cup after Didier Drogba struck within two minutes of coming on as a substitute to clinch a 1–1 draw with Malawi.[3]

FIFA World Cup 2010

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group G
Ivory Coast 0–0 Portugal
Attendance: 78,944
Brazil 3–1 Ivory Coast
Drogba 79'
Attendance: 84,455
Referee: Stephane Lannoy
North Korea 0–3 Ivory Coast
Report Yaya Touré 14'
Romaric 20'
Kalou 82'
Attendance: 34,763

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup Group G

Trivia

The Ivory Coast team is notable for having participated in (and won) the two highest-scoring penalty shoot-outs in international football competition — the 24-shot shoot-out in the final of the 1992 African Cup of Nations when Ghana was defeated 11–10, and the 24-shot shoot-out in the quarter-final of the 2006 African Cup of Nations, when Cameroon was defeated 12–11. In 2015, Ivory Coast once again defeated Ghana in the final of an 2015 African Cup of Nations with a 22-shot shoot-out, winning 9-8.

After Uli Stielike left before the Africa Cup 2008, due to his son's health situation, Gerard Gili, the co-trainer, took his position. To compensate of the lack of another co-coach, Didier Drogba acted as a player-coach. This was only the second time that a player had also acted as coach in the Africa Cup, after George Weah was both player and coach for Liberia during the 2002 tournament.

In both the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, Ivory Coast were placed in a so-called "Group of Death". In 2006, Ivory Coast faced Argentina, Netherlands and Serbia and Montenegro; Argentina and Netherlands reached the Round of 16. In 2010, Ivory Coast was drawn with Brazil, Portugal and North Korea. Ivory Coast finished third in Group G, as Brazil and Portugal progressed.

Records

Caps and goals updated as of March 26, 2015.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The road to Germany/Egypt 2006". BBC News. 8 October 2005.
  2. ^ More than a game by Neil Stormer – Common Ground News Service
  3. ^ "Ivory Coast qualify for 2010 World Cup finals". ESPN. 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
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