Ivory Coast
Group E · currently 2nd
At the 2026 World Cup, Ivory Coast has a 100% chance to advance from Group E and a 0.0% chance to win the title, per a 10,000-run simulation.
Latest result · 6/25/2026
100%
Chance to advance
0.0%
Title chance
1728
Model strength rating
Strength rating = the Elo rating the model uses (one input to its probabilities), not an official ranking.
Group E table
Ivory Coast
Top two advance directly; third place enters the best-thirds race for 8 spots. Advance chance from 10,000 Monte Carlo sims.
Next match
No upcoming fixtures
Recent form
Official squad
Head coach: Emerse Faé (Ivory Coast)Avg age: 25.3Avg height: 183 cmTotal caps: 722
Goalkeepers (3)
| # | Player | Club | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOFANA Yahia | Çaykur Rizespor (TUR) | 25 | 37 | 0 |
| 16 | KONE Mohamed | Sporting Charleroi (BEL) | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | LAFONT Alban | Panathinaikos FC (GRE) | 27 | 4 | 0 |
Defenders (8)
| # | Player | Club | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DIOMANDE Ousmane | Sporting CP (POR) | 22 | 16 | 1 |
| 3 | KONAN Ghislain | Gil Vicente FC (POR) | 30 | 55 | 0 |
| 5 | SINGO Wilfried | Galatasaray SK (TUR) | 25 | 36 | 1 |
| 7 | KOSSOUNOU Odilon | Atalanta Bergamo (ITA) | 25 | 37 | 0 |
| 13 | OPERI Christopher | Başakşehir FK (TUR) | 29 | 12 | 0 |
| 17 | DOUE Guela | RC Strasbourg (FRA) | 23 | 21 | 3 |
| 20 | AGBADOU Emmanuel | Beşiktaş JK (TUR) | 28 | 22 | 2 |
| 21 | NDICKA Evan | AS Roma (ITA) | 26 | 29 | 0 |
Midfielders (6)
| # | Player | Club | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | SERI Jean Michael | NK Maribor (SVN) | 34 | 65 | 4 |
| 6 | FOFANA Seko | FC Porto (POR) | 31 | 33 | 7 |
| 8 | KESSIE Franck | Al Ahli FC (KSA) | 29 | 105 | 15 |
| 18 | SANGARE Ibrahim | Nottingham Forest FC (ENG) | 28 | 56 | 11 |
| 25 | GUIAGON Parfait | Sporting Charleroi (BEL) | 25 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | OULAI Christ Inao | Trabzonspor (TUR) | 20 | 10 | 0 |
Forwards (9)
| # | Player | Club | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | BONNY Ange-Yoan | FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | ADINGRA Simon | AS Monaco (FRA) | 24 | 29 | 5 |
| 11 | DIOMANDE Yan | RB Leipzig (GER) | 19 | 11 | 3 |
| 12 | WAHI Elye | OGC Nice (FRA) | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | DIAKITE Oumar | Cercle Brugge (BEL) | 22 | 29 | 6 |
| 15 | DIALLO Amad | Manchester United FC (ENG) | 23 | 20 | 7 |
| 19 | PEPE Nicolas | Villarreal CF (ESP) | 31 | 57 | 12 |
| 22 | GUESSAND Evann | Crystal Palace FC (ENG) | 24 | 21 | 4 |
| 24 | TOURE Bazoumana | TSG Hoffenheim (GER) | 20 | 7 | 2 |
Official 26-player World Cup 2026 squad; caps and goals are career totals for the national team.
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