🇨🇮 Ivory Coast — Country Guide, World Cup 2026

The Elephants

How They Play

Physical, athletic, and dangerous at set pieces — a tradition of producing powerful players who combine strength with surprising technical quality.

Star Player

Sebastien Haller

Fun Fact

The 2006 Ivory Coast squad featuring Didier Drogba was drawn into the same group as Argentina, Netherlands, and Serbia — called 'the group of death' — and were eliminated despite beating Serbia.

World Cup 2026 Outlook

A solid squad post-Drogba era finding their identity — competitive and hard to beat, but probably not yet at the level to challenge the very top.