Cote d’Ivoire have qualified for World Cup 2026 marking their return to Mundial 2026 after a 12-year absence.
They are in Group E along with Ecuador, Germany and Curacao.
Goalkeepers: Yahia Fofana (Çaykur Rizespor), Mohamed Koné (Royal Charleroi SC), Alban Lafont (Panathinaikos F.C.)
Defenders: Emmanuel Agbadou (Beşiktaş J.K.), Clément Akpa (AJ Auxerre), Ousmane Diomandé (Sporting CP), Guéla Doué (RC Strasbourg), Ghislain Konan (Gil Vicente), Odilon Kossounou (Atalanta), Evan Ndicka (AS Roma), Wilfried Singo (Galatasaray S.K.)
Midfielders: Seko Fofana (FC Porto), Parfait Guiagon (Sporting Charleroi), Christ Inao Oulaï (Trabzonspor Kulübü), Franck Kessié (Al-Ahli), Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest F.C.), Jean-Mickaеl Seri (NK Maribor)
Forwards: Simon Adingra (AS Monaco), Ange-Yoan Bonny (Inter Milan), Amad Diallo (Manchester United), Oumar Diakité (Cercle Brugge KSV), Yan Diomandé (RB Leipzig), Evann Guessand (Crystal Palace), Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal CF), Bazoumana Touré (TSG Hoffenheim), Elye Wahi (OGC Nice)
GK: Yahia Fofana; DF: Guéla Doué, Odilon Kossounou, Evan Ndicka, Ghislain Konan; MF: Ibrahim Sangaré, Franck Kessié, Seko Fofana; FW: Simon Adingra, Sébastien Haller, Nicolas Pépé.
For the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage, the Côte d’Ivoire national team has been drawn into Group E, where they will play three matches across the United States and Canada:
June 14 vs Ecuador – 7:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM local (Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia)
June 20 vs Germany – 4:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM local (BMO Field, Toronto)
June 25 vs Curaçao – 4:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM local (Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia)