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Ivory Coast

World Cup 2026 · Group E · CAF · FIFA Rank #42

Group SpoilerCoach: Emerse FaeBest result: Group stageAppearance #4

⚙️ Tactical Profile

AFCON 2023 champions on home soil. A 4-3-3 loaded with fast, powerful wide players and driven by Kessie's box-to-box authority. By African standards the tactical discipline is excellent; under a sophisticated press, the build-up can still get loose.

🔮 Expectations

The Drogba generation never made it out of a World Cup group — this team is expected to fix that. With Germany the only giant in Group E, the path is visible, and the Elephants carry the second-highest hopes in Africa behind Morocco.

⭐ Key Players

Franck KessieMidfielder · Al-Shabab — Power, drive, and a cool head from twelve yards.80 Simon AdingraWinger · Sunderland — Direct, rapid, and decorated — the AFCON final's man of the match.78 Seko FofanaMidfielder · Al-Hilal — A runaway train through midfield, with a hammer of a right foot.78 Amad DialloWinger · Manchester United — A left foot that bends games — Manchester United's derby hero.80 Evan NdickaCentre-Back · AS Roma — A clean-sheet machine: tall, quick, and quietly elite.80 Yahia FofanaGoalkeeper · Angers — A commanding young keeper with an AFCON title already banked.76

📋 Full 26-Man Squad

Yahia FofanaOusmane DiomandeGhislain KonanJean Michael SeriWilfried SingoSeko FofanaOdilon KossounouFranck KessieAnge-Yoan BonnySimon AdingraYan DiomandeElye WahiChristopher OperiOumar DiakiteAmad DialloMohamed KoneGuela DoueIbrahim SangareNicolas PepeEmmanuel AgbadouEvan NdickaEvann GuessandAlban LafontBazoumana ToureParfait GuiagonChrist Inao Oulai

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