Ivory Coast at the FIFA World Cup

Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on three occasions in 2006, 2010 and 2014.

FIFA World Cup record

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Part of France
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974	Did not qualify
1978	Did not qualify
1982	Did not enter
1986	Did not qualify
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006	Group stage	19th	3	1	0	2	5	6
2010		17th	3	1	1	1	4	3
2014		21st	3	1	0	2	4	5
2018	Did not qualify
2022	Did not qualify
2026	To be determined
2030
2034
Total	Group stage	3/25	9	3	1	5	13	14

Participation history

Côte d'Ivoire at the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	2	1	0	8	1	+7	7
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
Ivory Coast	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
Serbia and Montenegro	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0

10 June 2006

21:00

Argentina	2–1	Ivory Coast
Crespo 24' Saviola 38'	(Report)	Drogba 82'

FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg

Attendance: 49,480

Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

16 June 2006

18:00

Netherlands	2–1	Ivory Coast
van Persie 23' van Nistelrooy 27'	(Report)	B. Koné 39'

Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart

Attendance: 52,000

Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

21 June 2006

21:00

Ivory Coast	3–2	Serbia and Montenegro
Dindane 37' (pen.), 67' Kalou 86' (pen.)	(Report)	Žigić 10' Ilić 20'

FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich

Attendance: 66,000

Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

Côte d'Ivoire at the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Portugal	3	1	2	0	7	0	+7	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Ivory Coast	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
4	North Korea	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

15 June 2010

16:00

Ivory Coast	0–0	Portugal
	Report

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Attendance: 37,034

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)^[1]

20 June 2010

20:30

Brazil	3–1	Ivory Coast
Luís Fabiano 25', 50' Elano 62'	Report	Drogba 79'

Soccer City, Johannesburg

Attendance: 84,455

Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

25 June 2010

16:00

North Korea	0–3	Ivory Coast
	Report	Y. Touré 14' Romaric 20' Kalou 82'

Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Attendance: 34,763

Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Côte d'Ivoire at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Colombia	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Greece	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Ivory Coast	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
4	Japan	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

14 June 2014

22:00 UTC−3

Ivory Coast	2–1	Japan
Bony 64' Gervinho 66'	Report	Honda 16'

Arena Pernambuco, Recife

Attendance: 40,267

Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

19 June 2014

13:00 UTC−3

Colombia	2–1	Ivory Coast
Rodríguez 64' Quintero 70'	Report	Gervinho 73'

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Attendance: 68,748

Referee: Howard Webb (England)

24 June 2014

17:00 UTC−3

Greece	2–1	Ivory Coast
Samaris 42' Samaras 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Bony 74'

Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza

Attendance: 59,095

Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Record players

Yaya Touré is the only Ivorian player who has been fielded in all nine matches from 2006 to 2014, making him the lone record player at World Cup finals for his country.

Rank	Player	Matches	World Cups
1	Yaya Touré	9	2006, 2010 and 2014
2	Didier Drogba	8	2006, 2010 and 2014
2	Didier Zokora	8	2006, 2010 and 2014
4	Boubacar Barry	7	2006, 2010 and 2014
4	Arthur Boka	7	2006, 2010 and 2014
6	Aruna Dindane	6	2006 and 2010
	Emmanuel Eboué	6	2006 and 2010
	Kolo Touré	6	2006, 2010 and 2014
	Gervinho	6	2010 and 2014
	Salomon Kalou	6	2010 and 2014
	Cheick Tioté	6	2010 and 2014

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	World Cups
1	Aruna Dindane	2	2006
	Didier Drogba	2	2006 and 2010
	Wilfried Bony	2	2014
	Gervinho	2	2014
5	Bonaventure Kalou	1	2006
	Bakari Koné	1	2006
	Salomon Kalou	1	2010
	Romaric	1	2010
	Yaya Touré	1	2010

References

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