Ivory Coast have the youngest squad at the 2026 World Cup, with an average age of 25.35.
Ivory Coast
CAF · 4th World Cup appearance · Group E
Featured facts
Ivory Coast have lost their last 2 World Cup matches, conceding 4 goals.
Ivory Coast have conceded in each of their last 3 World Cup matches, letting in 5 goals in total.
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Ivory Coast have scored in each of their last 5 World Cup matches, netting 8 goals in total.
Ivory Coast’s World Cup opening-match record is 1W-1D-1L across 3 appearances (3-3 goals). They have failed to score 1 time and kept 1 clean sheet in those opening games.
2026 Fixtures
Ivory Coast1–0Ecuador
Sun 14 Jun · Group E
Sun 14 Jun
Group EIvory CoastvsEcuador1–0→Germany2–1Ivory Coast
Sat 20 Jun · Group E
Sat 20 Jun
Group EGermanyvsIvory Coast2–1→Curaçao0–2Ivory Coast
Thu 25 Jun · Group E
Thu 25 Jun
Group ECuraçaovsIvory Coast0–2→Ivory Coast1–2Norway
Tue 30 Jun · Round of 32
Tue 30 Jun
Round of 32Ivory CoastvsNorway1–2→World Cup record
4
World Cup appearances
Best result: Group stage
13
matches played
5 won · 1 drawn · 7 lost
0
goal difference
18 scored · 18 conceded
Recent World Cups
All-time top scorers
1Nicolas Pépé20262goals
2Amad Diallo20262goals
3Didier Drogba2goals
4Aruna Dindane2goals
5Wilfried Bony2goals
6Gervinho2goals
7Franck Kessié20261goal
8Bakari Koné1goal
9Bonaventure Kalou1goal
10Yaya Touré1goal
Team profile
Ivory Coast have never progressed beyond the group stage at the World Cup.
Ivory Coast have an average squad age of 25.3 at the 2026 World Cup.
2026 Squad
| # | Name | Birthdate (Age) | Club | WC Apps | WC Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yahia FofanaG | 21 Aug 2000(25) | Çaykur Rizespor | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Ousmane DiomandeD | 4 Dec 2003(22) | Sporting CP | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Ghislain KonanD | 27 Dec 1995(30) | Gil Vicente | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Jean Michaël SeriM | 19 Jul 1991(35) | Maribor | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Wilfried SingoD | 25 Dec 2000(25) | Galatasaray | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Seko FofanaM | 7 May 1995(31) | Porto | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Odilon KossounouD | 4 Jan 2001(25) | Atalanta | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Franck KessiéM | 19 Dec 1996(29) | Al-Ahli | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Ange-Yoan BonnyF | 25 Oct 2003(22) | Inter Milan | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Simon AdingraF | 1 Jan 2002(24) | Monaco | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Yan DiomandeF | 14 Nov 2006(19) | RB Leipzig | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Elye WahiF | 2 Jan 2003(23) | Nice | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Christopher OpériD | 29 Apr 1997(29) | İstanbul Başakşehir | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Oumar DiakitéF | 20 Dec 2003(22) | Cercle Brugge | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Amad DialloF | 11 Jul 2002(24) | Manchester United | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Mohamed KonéG | 7 Mar 2002(24) | Charleroi | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Guéla DouéD | 17 Oct 2002(23) | Strasbourg | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Ibrahim SangaréM | 2 Dec 1997(28) | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Nicolas PépéF | 29 May 1995(31) | Villarreal | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Emmanuel AgbadouD | 17 Jun 1997(29) | Beşiktaş | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Evan NdickaD | 20 Aug 1999(26) | Roma | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Evann GuessandF | 1 Jul 2001(25) | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Alban LafontG | 23 Jan 1999(27) | Panathinaikos | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Bazoumana TouréF | 2 Mar 2006(20) | TSG Hoffenheim | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Parfait GuiagonM | 22 Feb 2001(25) | Charleroi | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Christ Inao OulaïM | 6 Apr 2006(20) | Trabzonspor | 4 | 0 |