Ivory Coast at the FIFA World Cup

Ivory Coast, recognized by FIFA as Côte d'Ivoire, have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on four occasions in 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2026.

FIFA World Cup record

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Part of France
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962	Not a FIFA member
1966	Did not enter
1970	Did not enter
1974	Did not qualify
1978	Did not qualify
1982	Did not enter
1986	Did not qualify
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006	Group stage	19th	3	1	0	2	5	6
2010		17th	3	1	1	1	4	3
2014		21st	3	1	0	2	4	5
2018	Did not qualify
2022	Did not qualify
2026	Round of 32	TBD	3	2	0	1	4	2
2030
2034
Total	Round of 32	4/26	12	5	1	6	17	16

Participation history

Côte d'Ivoire at the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	2	1	0	8	1	+7	7
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
Ivory Coast	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
Serbia and Montenegro	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0

10 June 2006

21:00

Argentina	2–1	Ivory Coast
Crespo 24' Saviola 38'	(Report)	Drogba 82'

FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg

Attendance: 49,480

Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

16 June 2006

18:00

Netherlands	2–1	Ivory Coast
van Persie 23' van Nistelrooy 27'	(Report)	B. Koné 39'

Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart

Attendance: 52,000

Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

21 June 2006

21:00

Ivory Coast	3–2	Serbia and Montenegro
Dindane 37' (pen.), 67' Kalou 86' (pen.)	(Report)	Žigić 10' Ilić 20'

FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich

Attendance: 66,000

Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

Côte d'Ivoire at the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Portugal	3	1	2	0	7	0	+7	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Ivory Coast	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
4	North Korea	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

15 June 2010

16:00

Ivory Coast	0–0	Portugal
	Report

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Attendance: 37,034

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)^[1]

20 June 2010

20:30

Brazil	3–1	Ivory Coast
Luís Fabiano 25', 50' Elano 62'	Report	Drogba 79'

Soccer City, Johannesburg

Attendance: 84,455

Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

25 June 2010

16:00

North Korea	0–3	Ivory Coast
	Report	Y. Touré 14' Romaric 20' Kalou 82'

Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Attendance: 34,763

Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Côte d'Ivoire at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Colombia	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Greece	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Ivory Coast	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
4	Japan	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

14 June 2014

22:00 UTC−3

Ivory Coast	2–1	Japan
Bony 64' Gervinho 66'	Report	Honda 16'

Arena Pernambuco, Recife

Attendance: 40,267

Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

19 June 2014

13:00 UTC−3

Colombia	2–1	Ivory Coast
Rodríguez 64' Quintero 70'	Report	Gervinho 73'

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Attendance: 68,748

Referee: Howard Webb (England)

24 June 2014

17:00 UTC−3

Greece	2–1	Ivory Coast
Samaris 42' Samaras 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Bony 74'

Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza

Attendance: 59,095

Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Côte d'Ivoire at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	0	1	10	4	+6	6^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ivory Coast	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6^[a]
3	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Curaçao	3	0	1	2	1	9	−8	1

Source: FIFA
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head result: Germany 2–1 Ivory Coast.

June 14, 2026

7:00 p.m. UTC−4

Ivory Coast	1–0	Ecuador
Diallo 90'	^{[Report 1]}

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Attendance: 68,274

Referee: François Letexier (France)^[A]

June 20, 2026

4:00 p.m. UTC−4

Germany	2–1	Ivory Coast
Undav 68', 90+4'	^{[Report 2]}	Kessié 30'

BMO Field, Toronto

Attendance: 43,036

Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)

June 25, 2026

4:00 p.m. UTC−4

Curaçao	0–2	Ivory Coast
	^{[Report 3]}	Pépé 7', 64'

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Attendance: 68,324

Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Knockout stage

Round of 32

June 30, 2026

12:00 p.m. UTC−5

Ivory Coast	Match 78	Norway
	^{[Report 4]}

AT&T Stadium, Arlington

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Head-to-head record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Brazil	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Colombia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Curaçao	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Ecuador	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Greece	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Germany	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Japan	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Netherlands	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
North Korea	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Portugal	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Serbia and Montenegro	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Total	12	5	1	6	17	16	+1	041.67

Record players

Yaya Touré is the only Ivorian player who was in all nine matches from 2006 to 2014, making him the lone record player at World Cup finals for his country.

Rank	Player	Matches	World Cups
1	Yaya Touré	9	2006, 2010 and 2014
2	Didier Drogba	8	2006, 2010 and 2014
2	Didier Zokora	8	2006, 2010 and 2014
4	Boubacar Barry	7	2006, 2010 and 2014
4	Arthur Boka	7	2006, 2010 and 2014
6	Aruna Dindane	6	2006 and 2010
	Emmanuel Eboué	6	2006 and 2010
	Kolo Touré	6	2006, 2010 and 2014
	Gervinho	6	2010 and 2014
	Salomon Kalou	6	2010 and 2014
	Cheick Tioté	6	2010 and 2014

Top Goalscorers

Player	Goals	2006	2010	2014	2026
Aruna Dindane	2	2
Didier Drogba	2	1	1
Wilfried Bony	2			2
Gervinho	2			2
Nicolas Pépé	2				2
Bonaventure Kalou	1	1
Bakari Koné	1	1
Salomon Kalou	1		1
Romaric	1		1
Yaya Touré	1		1
Amad Diallo	1				1
Franck Kessié	1				1
Total	17	5	4	4	4

Notes

^ Michael Oliver (England) was originally appointed to the Ivory Coast vs Ecuador match, but he pulled out due to a minor injury.^[2]

References

^ "Referee designations for matches 1–16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ Fish, Hal (June 12, 2026). "English Referee Michael Oliver Out of 2026 World Cup Match as FIFA Issue Statement". GiveMeSport. Retrieved June 12, 2026.

Reports

^
- "Côte d'Ivoire vs Ecuador | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- "Match Report – Group E – Côte d'Ivoire v. Ecuador". FIFA. June 15, 2026. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
- "Post match summary report – Group E – Côte d'Ivoire v. Ecuador". FIFA. June 14, 2026. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
^
- "Germany vs Côte d'Ivoire | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- "Match Report – Group E – Germany v. Côte d'Ivoire". FIFA. June 20, 2026. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- "Post match summary report – Group E – Germany v. Côte d'Ivoire". FIFA. June 20, 2026. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
^
- "Curaçao vs Côte d'Ivoire | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- "Match Report – Group E – Curaçao v. Côte d'Ivoire". FIFA. June 25, 2026. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- "Post match summary report – Group E – Curaçao v. Côte d'Ivoire". FIFA. June 25, 2026. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
^ "Côte d'Ivoire vs Norway | Round of 32 | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 28, 2026.

[table_hth_GER0.35797051589842-2] Head-to-head result: Germany 2–1 Ivory Coast.

[4] Michael Oliver (England) was originally appointed to the Ivory Coast vs Ecuador match, but he pulled out due to a minor injury.^[2]

[referees_1-16-1] "Referee designations for matches 1–16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.

[3] Fish, Hal (June 12, 2026). "English Referee Michael Oliver Out of 2026 World Cup Match as FIFA Issue Statement". GiveMeSport. Retrieved June 12, 2026.

[5] 
"Côte d'Ivoire vs Ecuador | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
"Match Report – Group E – Côte d'Ivoire v. Ecuador". FIFA. June 15, 2026. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
"Post match summary report – Group E – Côte d'Ivoire v. Ecuador". FIFA. June 14, 2026. Retrieved June 15, 2026.

[6] "Côte d'Ivoire vs Ecuador | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 14, 2026.

[7] "Match Report – Group E – Côte d'Ivoire v. Ecuador". FIFA. June 15, 2026. Retrieved June 15, 2026.

[8] "Post match summary report – Group E – Côte d'Ivoire v. Ecuador". FIFA. June 14, 2026. Retrieved June 15, 2026.

[6] 
"Germany vs Côte d'Ivoire | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
"Match Report – Group E – Germany v. Côte d'Ivoire". FIFA. June 20, 2026. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
"Post match summary report – Group E – Germany v. Côte d'Ivoire". FIFA. June 20, 2026. Retrieved June 20, 2026.

[10] "Germany vs Côte d'Ivoire | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 20, 2026.

[11] "Match Report – Group E – Germany v. Côte d'Ivoire". FIFA. June 20, 2026. Retrieved June 20, 2026.

[12] "Post match summary report – Group E – Germany v. Côte d'Ivoire". FIFA. June 20, 2026. Retrieved June 20, 2026.

[7] 
"Curaçao vs Côte d'Ivoire | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
"Match Report – Group E – Curaçao v. Côte d'Ivoire". FIFA. June 25, 2026. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
"Post match summary report – Group E – Curaçao v. Côte d'Ivoire". FIFA. June 25, 2026. Retrieved June 27, 2026.

[14] "Curaçao vs Côte d'Ivoire | First Stage | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 25, 2026.

[15] "Match Report – Group E – Curaçao v. Côte d'Ivoire". FIFA. June 25, 2026. Retrieved June 25, 2026.

[16] "Post match summary report – Group E – Curaçao v. Côte d'Ivoire". FIFA. June 25, 2026. Retrieved June 27, 2026.

[8] "Côte d'Ivoire vs Norway | Round of 32 | FIFA World Cup 2026". FIFA. Retrieved June 28, 2026.

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v t e Ivory Coast national football team
General	Ivorian Football Federation History Managers
Venues	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Statistics	World Cup record Africa Cup of Nations record Confederations Cup record Individual Records
Players	International footballers
Goals	Didier Drogba
World Cup Finals	2006 2010 2014 2026
CAN Finals	1965 1968 1970 1974 1980 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Confederations Cup Finals	1992
Other tournaments	African Nations Championship Olympic Games African Games
Noted rivalries	Cameroon Ghana
Notable matches	Men Under-23 Under-20 Under-17 Beach Soccer Women

v t e Countries at the FIFA World Cup
Team appearances All-time table
AFC	Australia¹ China Indonesia² Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Kuwait North Korea Qatar Saudi Arabia South Korea United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan²
CAF	Algeria Angola Cameroon Cape Verde DR Congo² Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Morocco Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Tunisia
CONCACAF	Canada Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao El Salvador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Trinidad and Tobago United States
CONMEBOL	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay
OFC	New Zealand
UEFA	Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic² Denmark East Germany³ England France Germany² Greece Hungary Iceland Israel¹ Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia² Scotland Serbia² Slovakia² Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine² Wales
¹ Have been member of multiple confederations. ² Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). ³ Team and national federation no longer exist.