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IVORY COAST

Qualified via: CAF Group. FIFA Rank #41.

Group E All teams Calendar
#41
FIFA Rank
1/3
Group games played
3
Points
1:0
GF : GA
GD +1
The team

Projected starting XI

A probable 4-3-3 drawn from the squad - lower squad numbers in each line are likelier starters. Confirmed XIs land on each match page.

CIV · projected 4-3-3
Aurier
Konan
Ndicka
Singo
Fofana
Sangaré
Kessié
Haller
Adingra
Pépé
Fofana
The squad

23-man squad

Projected for the 2026 finals - final lists are submitted close to kickoff. Grouped by position. Gold numbers mark the projected XI.

GK
Goalkeepers
3
  • 1
    Yahia Fofana
    Angers
  • 12
    Mohamed Koné
    Hatayspor
  • 23
    Badra Ali Sangaré
    ASEC Mimosas
DEF
Defenders
8
  • 2
    Serge Aurier
    Galatasaray
  • 3
    Ghislain Konan
    Reims
  • 4
    Evan Ndicka
    AS Roma
  • 5
    Wilfried Singo
    Monaco
  • 13
    Odilon Kossounou
    Atalanta
  • 14
    Willy Boly
    Nottingham Forest
  • 15
    Sinaly Diomandé
    Lyon
  • 22
    Yan Diomandé
    Leipzig
MID
Midfielders
7
  • 6
    Seko Fofana
    Al-Nassr
  • 7
    Ibrahim Sangaré
    Nottingham Forest
  • 8
    Franck Kessié
    Al-Ahli
  • 10
    Yacine Bayo
    Salernitana
  • 14
    Hamed Junior Traorè
    Auxerre
  • 17
    Christian Kouamé
    Empoli
  • 18
    Lazare Amani
    Union SG
FWD
Forwards
5
  • 9
    Sébastien Haller
    Borussia Dortmund
  • 11
    Simon Adingra
    Brighton
  • 19
    Nicolas Pépé
    Villarreal
  • 20
    Karim Konaté
    RB Salzburg
  • 21
    Amad Diallo
    Manchester United
Squad analytics

By the numbers

Composition · 23 players · 22 clubs
Goalkeepers
3
Defenders
8
Midfielders
7
Forwards
5
Most-represented clubs
Nottingham Forest
2
Al-Ahli
1
Al-Nassr
1
Angers
1
AS Roma
1
Group stage

Ivory Coast's three matches

Group-stage host cities: Philadelphia · Toronto.

Group stage
Ivory Coast vs Ecuador
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia
1-0
Group stage
Ivory Coast @ Germany
BMO Field
Toronto
Scheduled
Group stage
Ivory Coast @ Curaçao
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia
Scheduled
Group E

Standings

Full group
# Team P W D L GD PTS
1 Germany 1 1 0 0 +6 3
2 Ivory Coast 1 1 0 0 +1 3
3 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 -1 0
4 Curaçao 1 0 0 1 -6 0
Phase 3

Manager profile, route to the final, and historical head-to-heads against group rivals light up once the tournament begins. Squad lists are projected and will be locked when each nation submits its final 26-man roster.