Côte d'Ivoire

Nickname(s) Les Éléphants (The Elephants) Association Fédération Ivoirienne de Football Confederation CAF (Africa) Head coach Sven-Göran Eriksson Captain Didier Drogba Most caps Didier Zokora (80) Top scorer Didier Drogba (44) Home stadium Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny FIFA code CIV FIFA ranking 27 Highest FIFA ranking 16 (November 2009) Lowest FIFA ranking 75 (March 2004) Elo ranking 28 Highest Elo ranking 12 (February 6, 2008) Lowest Elo ranking 69 (October 1996) Home colours Away colours First international Côte d'Ivoire 3–2 Dahomey (Madagascar; 13 April 1960) Biggest win Côte d'Ivoire 6–0 Mali (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 13 March 1985) Côte d'Ivoire 6–0 Botswana (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 11 October 1992) Côte d'Ivoire 6–0 Niger (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 15 July 2000) Côte d'Ivoire 6–0 Madagascar (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 1 July 2001) Biggest defeat Côte d'Ivoire 2–6 Ghana (Côte d'Ivoire; 2 May 1971) Malawi 5–1 Côte d'Ivoire (Malawi; 6 July 1974) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 2006) Best result Round 1, 2006 African Cup of Nations Appearances 18 (First in 1965) Best result Winners, 1992 Confederations Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1992) Best result 4th, 1992

The Côte d'Ivoire national football team (written as "Ivory Coast" in English), nicknamed Les Éléphants (The Elephants), represents Côte d'Ivoire in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football. Until 2005, their greatest accomplishment was winning the 1992 African Cup of Nations against Ghana on penalties at the Stade Leopold Senghor in Dakar, Senegal. They have qualified for two World Cup finals, first in Germany in 2006, losing to Argentina and the Netherlands and beating Serbia and Montenegro as they failed to progress beyond the group stage. They qualified again for South Africa in 2010. Honours Afro-Asian Cup of Nations : 1 Time Runners-up CEDEAO Cup : 3 Times Champion (1983, 1987, 1991) 1 Time Runners-up ....

World Cup record Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 1930 to 1970 Did not enter 1974 to 1978 Did not qualify 1982 Did not enter 1986 to 2002 Did not qualify 2006 Round 1 19 3 1 0 2 5 6 2010 Qualified - - - - - - - Total 2/19 3 1 0 2 5 6 FIFA Confederations Cup record Year Round GP W D L GS GA 1992 Fourth place 2 0 0 2 2 9 1995 to 2009 Did not qualify Total 1/8 2 0 0 2 2 9 African Nations Cup record African Cup of Nations Titles: 1 Appearances: 18 Year Position Year Position Year Position 1957 Did not enter 1976 Did not qualify 1994 Third Place 1959 Did not enter 1978 Disqualified 1996 Round 1 1962 Did not enter 1980 Round 1 1998 Quarterfinals 1963 Did not enter 1982 Did not enter 2000 Round 1 1965 Third place 1984 Round 1 2002 Round 1 1968 Third Place 1986 Third Place 2004 Did not qualify 1970 Fourth Place 1988 Round 1 2006 Runners-Up 1972 Did not qualify 1990 Round 1 2008 Fourth place 1974 Round 1 1992 Champions 2010 Quarterfinals Coaches Martial Yéo 1992 Robert Nouzaret Philippe Troussier 1993 Henri Michel 2004–2006 Uli Stielike 2006–2008 Gérard Gili, 2008 (interim), the under-23 coach acted as temporary replacement for Stielike Uli Stielike, 2008 (interim), on temporary contract expiring April 15, 2008 Vahid Halilhodžic 2008–2010 Sven-Göran Eriksson 2010– Players Current squad 23 man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Caps and goals updated as May 30, 2010. No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Boubacar Barry 30 December 1979 (aged 30) 43 0 KSC Lokeren 16 GK Aristide Zogbo 30 December 1981 (aged 28) 6 0 Maccabi Netanya 23 GK Daniel Yeboah 13 November 1984 (aged 25) 4 0 Abidjan 2 DF Benjamin Angoua 28 November 1986 (aged 23) 7 1 Valenciennes 3 DF Arthur Boka 2 April 1983 (aged 27) 54 1 Stuttgart 4 DF Kolo Touré 19 March 1981 (aged 29) 77 2 Manchester City 6 DF Steve Gohouri 8 February 1981 (aged 29) 11 3 Wigan Athletic 17 DF Siaka Tiéné 22 March 1982 (aged 28) 53 2 Valenciennes 20 DF Guy Demel 13 June 1981 (aged 28) 20 0 Hamburger 21 DF Emmanuel Eboué 4 June 1983 (aged 26) 51 1 Arsenal 22 DF Sol Bamba 13 January 1985 (aged 25) 17 2 Hibernian 5 MF Didier Zokora 14 December 1980 (aged 29) 79 1 Sevilla 9 MF Cheick Tioté 21 June 1986 (aged 23) 9 0 Twente 12 MF Jean-Jacques Gosso 15 March 1983 (aged 27) 7 0 Monaco 13 MF Romaric 4 June 1983 (aged 26) 39 2 Sevilla 14 MF Emmanuel Koné 31 December 1986 (aged 23) 12 0 International 18 MF Abdul Kader Keïta 6 August 1981 (aged 28) 53 11 Galatasaray 19 MF Yaya Touré 13 May 1983 (aged 26) 46 5 Barcelona 7 FW Seydou Doumbia 31 December 1987 (aged 22) 5 2 CSKA Moscow 8 FW Salomon Kalou 5 August 1985 (aged 24) 28 11 Chelsea 10 FW Gervinho 27 May 1987 (aged 22) 14 4 Lille 11 FW Didier Drogba 11 March 1978 (aged 32) 67 44 Chelsea 15 FW Aruna Dindane 26 November 1980 (aged 29) 55 16 Lekhwiya [edit] Recent call-ups No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Vincent Angban 2 February 1985 (aged 25) 2 0 ASEC Mimosas GK Ibrahim Koné December 5, 1989 (1989-12-05) (age 20) 0 0 Boulogne GK Badra Ali Sangaré May 30, 1986 (1986-05-30) (age 24) Olympic Charleroi 16 GK Stephan Loboué August 23, 1981 (1981-08-23) (age 28) 3 0 Greuther Fürth GK Stéphane Dimy (v. Tunisia on March 26) November 12, 1980 (1980-11-12) (age 29) 0 0 Africa Sports GK Tiassé Koné (v. Ghana, February 9, 2009) October 17, 1987 (1987-10-17) (age 22) 1 0 Africa Sports DF Abdoulaye Méïté 6 October 1980 (aged 29) 48 1 West Bromwich Albion DF Igor Lolo 22 July 1982 (aged 27) 9 0 Monaco DF Constant Djakpa October 17, 1986 (1986-10-17) (age 23) 3 0 Hannover DF Diarrasouba Viera December 21, 1986 (1986-12-21) (age 23) 0 0 International DF Marco Zoro December 27, 1983 (1983-12-27) (age 26) 21 1 Benfica DF Bakary Soro December 5, 1985 (1985-12-05) (age 24) 0 0 Lorient MF Emerse Faé 24 January 1984 (aged 26) 37 1 Nice MF Gilles Yapi Yapo 30 January 1982 (aged 28) 46 2 Basel MF Cissé Abdouljabbar Ousmane January 28, 1989 (1989-01-28) (age 21) 23 5 Istres MF Kanga Akalé (Friendly v. Israel, 19 November) March 7, 1981 (1981-03-07) (age 29) 33 3 Lens MF Christian Manfredini (Friendly v. Israel, 19 November) May 1, 1975 (1975-05-01) (age 35) 1 0 Lazio MF Felix Dja Ettien (Friendly v. Guinea, 20 August) September 26, 1979 (1979-09-26) (age 30) 6 1 Unattached 8 MF Abdou Razack Traoré (WCQ v. Botswana, June 14) December 28, 1988 (1988-12-28) (age 21) 0 0 Rosenborg MF Kafoumba Coulibaly October 26, 1985 (1985-10-26) (age 24) 1 0 Nice MF Thierry Doubai (v. Tunisia, March 26, 2009) June 1, 1988 (1988-06-01) (age 22) 1 0 Young Boys MF Lionel Bah February 2, 1980 (1980-02-02) (age 30) 4 0 Astra Ploiesti MF Did'dy Guela June 19, 1986 (1986-06-19) (age 23) 0 0 Arminia Bielefeld FW Lacina Traoré 20 May 1990 (aged 19) 0 0 Cluj FW Bakary Koné 11 November 1983 (aged 26) 34 9 Marseille FW Sekou Cissé May 23, 1985 (1985-05-23) (age 25) 4 3 Feyenoord FW Boubacar Sanogo December 17, 1982 (1982-12-17) (age 27) 12 8 Saint-Étienne 9 FW Kandia Traoré (WCQ v. Botswana, June 22, 2009) June 5, 1980 (1980-06-05) (age 30) 25 8 Sochaux FW Amara Diané August 19, 1982 (1982-08-19) (age 27) 1 1 Al-Rayyan FW Bonaventure Kalou January 12, 1978 (1978-01-12) (age 32) 51 12 Heerenveen FW Guillaume Dah Zadi June 1, 1978 (1978-06-01) (age 32) 1 0 Unattached Previous squads 2006 African Cup of Nations squad 2006 FIFA World Cup squad Côte d'Ivoire was the only nation to name a 23-man World Cup squad comprised entirely of players who play their club football outside their home country. 2006 World Cup information Côte d'Ivoire qualified through a tough qualifying group which included African powerhouses Cameroon and Egypt, despite losing home and away to the former. On the last day of qualification, they confirmed their spot with a 3–1 win over Sudan, while Cameroon faltered and could only manage a 1–1 draw at home to Egypt. Côte d'Ivoire lost their opening game 2–1 in the 2006 World Cup in Germany to an Argentine side. The goals for Argentina came from Hernán Crespo and Javier Saviola. Côte d'Ivoire's goal came from Chelsea striker Didier Drogba. They lost their second match to the Netherlands by the same scoreline and were thus eliminated from the tournament. The Netherlands' goals came from a Robin van Persie free-kick in the 23rd minute and a Ruud van Nistelrooy strike in the 27th minute. Bakari Koné scored in the 38th minute for the Africans to pull the score to 2–1. Côte d'Ivoire's final game was against Serbia and Montenegro. The Serbian team scored two quick goals and it appeared that the Côte d'Ivoire was destined for a three-loss World Cup campaign. However, the Africans came back, led by two goals from Aruna Dindane, and won the game 3–2 to finish in third place. 2010 World Cup Qualification On 10 October 2009, Côte d'Ivoire secured a place at the 2010 World Cup after Didier Drogba struck within two minutes of coming on as a substitute to clinch a 1–1 draw with Malawi. FIFA World Cup 2010 2010-06-15 16:00 UTC+2 Côte d'Ivoire  v  Portugal Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth 2010-06-20 13:30 UTC+2 Brazil  v  Côte d'Ivoire Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg 2010-06-25 16:00 UTC+2 Korea DPR  v  Côte d'Ivoire Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Korea DPR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trivia The Côte d'Ivoire team is notable for having participated in (and won) the two highest-scoring penalty shoot-outs in international football competition – the 24-shot shoot-out in the final of the 1992 African Cup of Nations when Ghana was defeated 11–10, and the 24-shot shoot-out in the quarter-final of the 2006 African Cup of Nations, when Cameroon was defeated 12–11. After Uli Stielike left before the Africa Cup 2008, due to his son's health situation, Gerard Gili, the co-trainer, took his position. To compensate of the lack of another co-coach, Didier Drogba acted as a "players trainer" (player and a coach). This was only the second time that a player had also acted as coach in the Africa Cup, after George Weah was both player and coach for Liberia during the 2002 tournament. Côte d'Ivoire is the only team to have never been shut out in any World Cup match. The team scored in all three games of their 2006 World Cup campaign, against Argentina, the Netherlands, and Serbia and Montenegro.However they have only played one World Cup Source : wikipedia