Ivory Coast at World Cup 2026 Match Guide: Ivory Coast have never gone beyond the group stage in all of their three FIFA World Cup appearances in 2006, 2010, and 2014.
Not even the Golden Generation, crammed with talented footballers such as Didier Drogba, Yaya Toure, Kolo Toure, Emmanuel Eboue, Didier Zokora, Haruna Dindane, and Bakary Kone, could achieve the feat.
However, Les Elephants are hoping to advance to the knockout round for the first time during the 2026 World Cup, with all eyes on how the likes of Amad Diallo, Franck Kessie, Sekou Fofana, Yan Diomande, Samuel Adingra would perform on football’s biggest stage.
Ivory Coast’s World Cup 2026 match guide
The three-time African champions’ roadmap in USA, Canada, and Mexico does not come easy, but Emerse Faé’s men appear poised for the test that await.
Ivory Coast’s Group E Opponents
Ivory Coast’s 2026 World Cup fixtures are against Germany, Curacao, and Ecuador. Die Mannschaft are touted as the favourites to top the group thanks to their pedigree in the tournament, winning four titles in 1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014.
Ecuador have not won any major international football tournament, but their rich tourmament experience makes them one of the teams to watch in this group.
Curaçao’s qualification marked a historic moment for the island’s football journey. For them, every match is a chance to make history.
L’éléphant ne marche jamais seul, il est le symbole d’une force collective.
Quand ils avancent, c’est tout un peuple qui avance avec eux.Aujourd’hui, avec cet éléphant dans le dos, c’est toute la Côte d’Ivoire qui marche avec eux pour le Mondial 2026. 🐘🇨🇮
Direction artistique… pic.twitter.com/PTpH0NILth
— Équipe Nationale de Football Cote d’Ivoire 🇨🇮🐘 (@equipenatciv) June 8, 2026
Ivory Coast’s World Cup 2026 fixture schedule
Ivory Coast vs Ecuador
Date: June 14, 2026
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, USA
Kick-off: 11:00 PM (Ghana time)
Germany vs Ivory Coast
Date: June 20, 2026
Venue: Toronto Stadium, Canada
Kick-off: 8:00 PM (Ghana time)
Curacao vs Ivory Coast
Date: June 25, 2026
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, USA
Kick-off: 8:00 PM (Ghana time)
𝙄𝙡 𝙮 𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙪 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙡, 𝙣𝙤𝙣?🤣
𝙇𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙞𝙚𝙣 ! 🤩
𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙯 𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙀́𝙡𝙚́𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 👊🏾🇨🇮#ElephantsEnMarche #TousDerriereLesElephants #CDM2026 pic.twitter.com/LIhm6Klogr— Équipe Nationale de Football Cote d’Ivoire 🇨🇮🐘 (@equipenatciv) June 8, 2026
Ivory Coast’s 3 World Cup appearances
2006 – Group stage exit
2010 – Group stage exit
2014 – Group stage exit
Ivory Coast’s all-time World Cup stats
World Cup record:
- Matches played: 9
- Wins: 3
- Draws: 1
- Losses: 5
- Goals scored: 13
- Goals conceded: 14
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