Ivory Coast at the FIFA World Cup
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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
[edit]| 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 | ||||||||
 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 | ||||||||
 2026 | To be determined | |||||||
  2030 | ||||||||
 2034 | ||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 3/25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 |
Participation history
[edit]Côte d'Ivoire at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
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- 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 |
| Netherlands | 2–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
van Persie  23'van Nistelrooy 27' | (Report) | B. Koné 39' |
| Ivory Coast | 3–2 | Serbia and Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| Dindane 37' (pen.), 67' Kalou 86' (pen.) | (Report) | Žigić 10' Ilić 20' |
Côte d'Ivoire at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
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- Group G
| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  North Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
| Brazil | 3–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Luís Fabiano 25', 50' Elano 62' | Report | Drogba 79' |
| North Korea | 0–3 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Y. Touré 14' Romaric 20'Kalou 82' |
Côte d'Ivoire at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
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- Group C
| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Record players
[edit]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 |
| Didier Zokora | 8 | 2006, 2010 and 2014 | |
| 4 | Boubacar Barry | 7 | 2006, 2010 and 2014 |
| 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
[edit]| 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 |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Referee designations for matches 1–16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.