Ivory Coast
CAF. Played 643 since 14 Apr 1960: won 329, drawn 162, lost 152. Elo 1839, ranked 33 in the world; peak 1973 in 2013. Titles: 3 AFCONs.
3AFCONLatest results
- 2026-10-03LIvory Coast0–1CameroonUpsetFriendly · Ebimpé80%
- 2026-09-29WSomalia0–2Ivory CoastAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Accra99%
- 2026-09-24WIvory Coast2–0GhanaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Bouaké82%
- 2026-06-30LIvory Coast1–2NorwayFIFA World Cup · Round of 32 · Arlington33%
- 2026-06-25WCuraçao0–2Ivory CoastFIFA World Cup · Group E · Philadelphia79%
- 2026-06-20LGermany2–1Ivory CoastFIFA World Cup · Group E · Toronto29%
- 2026-06-14WIvory Coast1–0EcuadorUpsetFIFA World Cup · Group E · Philadelphia23%
- 2026-06-04WFrance1–2Ivory CoastUpsetFriendly · Nantes7%
- 2026-03-31WIvory Coast1–0ScotlandFriendly · Liverpool43%
- 2026-03-28WIvory Coast4–0South KoreaUpsetFriendly · Milton Keynes30%
Squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Ghana and Somalia, and the friendly against Cameroon on 24, 29 September and 3 October 2026; respectively.
- Players
- 26
- Average age
- 23.7
- Caps between them
- 544
- Most from one club
- Nottingham Forest (2)
Where they play
0 at home · 26 abroad in 9 other countries
- England 6
- France 5
- Italy 5
- Turkey 4
- Spain 2
- Belgium 1
- Germany 1
- Portugal 1
- Saudi Arabia 1
Average club rating 1736 (ClubElo; 25 of 26 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Real Madrid, ranked 5 by ClubElo.
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Ivory Coast national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 3 October 2026; page last edited 1 Nov 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
World Cup: 4 appearances
AFCON: 26 appearances
Confed Cup: 1 appearance
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Ivory Coast v Ghana: played 40, won 12, drawn 13, lost 15; goals 50–59. First met 19 Nov 1965, last 24 Sep 2026.
- 2026-09-24WIvory Coast2–0GhanaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Bouaké82%
- 2021-06-12DGhana0–0Ivory CoastFriendly · Cape Coast39%
- 2015-02-08DIvory Coast0–0Ghana (Ivory Coast won on penalties)African Cup of Nations · Final · Bata49%
- 2013-06-14DGhana1–1Ivory CoastFriendly · Obuasi52%
- 2013-06-12LGhana2–1Ivory CoastFriendly · Kumasi55%
- 2010-01-15WIvory Coast3–1GhanaAfrican Cup of Nations · Group B · Cabinda60%
- 2008-02-09LGhana4–2Ivory CoastAfrican Cup of Nations · Third-place play-off · Kumasi39%
- 2000-01-31WGhana0–2Ivory CoastAfrican Cup of Nations · Group A · Accra33%
- 1996-01-14LIvory Coast0–2GhanaAfrican Cup of Nations · Group B · Port Elizabeth52%
- 1995-07-01WIvory Coast2–0GhanaFriendly · Abidjan65%
- 1994-12-04DGhana1–1Ivory CoastSimba Tournament · Johannesburg54%
- 1994-04-03WGhana1–2Ivory CoastAfrican Cup of Nations · Quarter-finals · Sousse46%
- 1992-01-26DGhana0–0Ivory Coast (Ivory Coast won on penalties)African Cup of Nations · Final · Dakar60%
- 1987-01-31LIvory Coast0–2GhanaWest African Cup · Monrovia54%
- 1986-08-02WGhana0–1Ivory CoastFriendly · Monrovia53%
Latest 15 of 40 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 259 | 124 | 65 | 70 |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 119 | 78 | 22 | 19 |
| African Cup of Nations | 111 | 51 | 29 | 31 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 95 | 54 | 28 | 13 |
| West African Cup | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| FIFA World Cup | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| African Friendship Games | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| All-African Games | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Simba Tournament | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Canadian Shield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Confederations Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dakar Tournament | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kirin Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top scorers
- Didier Drogba 31
- Abdoulaye Traoré 17
- Laurent Pokou 15
- Joël Tiéhi 14
- Ibrahima Bakayoko 13
- Yaya Touré 13
- Salomon Kalou 13
- Gervinho 11
- Aruna Dindane 10
- Wilfried Bony 10
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.