The Ivory Coast national football team (French: Équipe de Côte d'Ivoire de football), 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.
The team has qualified for three consecutive World Cups; however, it has never advanced beyond the group stage.
Ivory Coast has produced several notable players who have played in Europe, including Didier Drogba, Yaya Touré, Emmanuel Eboué, 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.
World Cup record
| FIFA World Cup record |
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FIFA World Cup
Qualification record |
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| Year |
Result |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Squad |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
 1930 |
Did Not Enter |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
.svg.png) 1934 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
 1938 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
.svg.png) 1950 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
 1954 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
 1958 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
 1962 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
 1966 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
 1970 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
 1974 |
Did Not Qualify |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
 1978 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
10 |
 1982 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| 1986 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
 1990 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
 1994 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
12 |
6 |
| 1998 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
  2002 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
22 |
10 |
| 2006 |
Group Stage |
19th |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
Squad |
10 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
7 |
 2010 |
17th |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
Squad |
12 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
29 |
6 |
 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 |
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FIFA Confederations Cup
Africa Cup of Nations record
| Host nation(s) / Year |
Round |
Position |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GS |
GA |
.svg.png) 1957 to
 1963 | Did Not Enter |
 1965 | Third Place | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
.svg.png) 1968 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| 1970 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 |
.svg.png) 1972 | Did Not Qualify |
.svg.png) 1974 | Group Stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
.svg.png) 1976 | Did Not Qualify |
| 1978 | Banned |
 1980 | Group Stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
.svg.png) 1982 | Did Not Enter |
 1984 | Group Stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
 1986 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
 1988 | Group Stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 1990 | Group Stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 1992 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 1996 | Group Stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 1998 | Quarter-Finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 2000 | Group Stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 2002 | Group Stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | Did Not Qualify |
| 2006 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 2008 | Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 |
 2010 | Quarter-Finals | 8th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
  2012 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | Quarter-Finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 2015 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2017 | TBD |
 2019 | TBD |
| 2021 | Qualified as host |
 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 |
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| August 15, 2012 |
Lokomotiv Stadium |
 Russia |
1–1 |
Friendly |
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| September 8, 2012 |
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny |
Senegal |
4–2 |
2013 AFCON qualification |
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| October 13, 2012 |
Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor |
Senegal |
2–0 |
2013 AFCON qualification |
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| November 14, 2012 |
Linzer Stadion |
 Austria |
3–0 |
Friendly |
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| January 14, 2013 |
Al-Nahyan Stadium |
Egypt |
4–2 |
Friendly |
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| January 22, 2013 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium |
 Togo |
2–1 |
2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
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| January 26, 2013 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium |
Tunisia |
3–0 |
2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
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| January 30, 2013 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium |
Algeria |
2–2 |
2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
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| February 3, 2013 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium |
Nigeria |
1–2 |
2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
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| March 23, 2013 |
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny |
 Gambia |
3–0 |
2014 World Cup qualification |
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| June 8, 2013 |
Independence Stadium |
Gambia |
3–0 |
2014 World Cup qualification |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
.svg.png) Belgium |
2–2 |
Friendly |
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| May 30, 2014 |
Edward Jones Dome |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1–2 |
Friendly |
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| June 4, 2014 |
Toyota Stadium |
 El Salvador |
2–1 |
Friendly |
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| June 14, 2014 |
Arena Pernambuco |
Japan |
2–1 |
2014 FIFA World Cup |
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| June 19, 2014 |
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha |
 Colombia |
1–2 |
2014 FIFA World Cup |
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| June 24, 2014 |
Estádio Castelão |
 Greece |
1–2 |
2014 FIFA World Cup |
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| September 6, 2014 |
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny |
 Sierra Leone |
2–1 |
2015 AFCON qualification |
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| September 10, 2014 |
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo |
Cameroon |
1–4 |
2015 AFCON qualification |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| March 26, 2015 |
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny |
Angola |
2–0 |
Friendly |
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| March 29, 2015 |
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny |
Equatorial Guinea |
1–1 |
Friendly |
|
| June 14, 2015 |
Stade d'Angondjé |
Gabon |
0–0 |
2017 AFCON qualification |
|
| September 6, 2015 |
Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium |
Sierra Leone |
0–0 |
2017 AFCON qualification |
|
| November 13, 2015 |
Antoinette Tubman Stadium |
 Liberia |
1–0 |
2018 World Cup qualification |
|
| November 17, 2015 |
Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny |
Liberia |
3–0 |
2018 World Cup qualification |
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| March 25, 2016 |
Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny |
 Sudan |
1–0 |
2017 AFCON qualification |
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| March 29, 2016 |
Al-Merrikh Stadium |
Sudan |
1–1 |
2017 AFCON qualification |
|
| May 20, 2016 |
Groupama Arena |
 Hungary |
0–0 |
Friendly |
|
| June 4, 2016 |
Stade Bouaké |
Gabon |
2–1 |
Friendly[lower-alpha 1] |
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| September 3, 2016 |
Stade Bouaké |
Sierra Leone |
1–1 |
2017 AFCON qualification |
|
| October 8, 2016 |
Stade Bouaké |
Mali |
3–1 |
2018 World Cup qualification |
|
| November 12, 2016 |
Stade de Marrakech |
Morocco |
0–0 |
2018 World Cup qualification |
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| November 15, 2016 |
Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
France |
0–0 |
Friendly |
Coaches
Players
Current squad
The following players have been called up for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Morocco on 12 November 2016 and the Friendly against France on 15 November 2016. [1] [2]
Caps and goals updated as of 16 November 2016 after the match against France.[3]
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.
INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
CLUB = Player was not made available by his club.
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.
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[4] 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.[5]
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 mathematically 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.[6]
FIFA World Cup 2010
Records
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.
Caps and goals updated as of October 8, 2016.
Honours
- Winners (2):
1992, 2015
- Fourth-place (1): 1992
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.fedivoir.com/fifci/?q=article/mar-civ-et-fra-civ
- ↑ http://www.fedivoir.com/fifci/?q=article/el%C3%A9phants-44
- ↑ http://www.uefa.com/friendlies/season=2018/matches/round=2000741/match=2020781/postmatch/commentary/index.html
- ↑ "The road to Germany/Egypt 2006". BBC News. 8 October 2005.
- ↑ More than a game by Neil Stormer – Common Ground News Service
- ↑ "Ivory Coast qualify for 2010 World Cup finals". ESPN. 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
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