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Ivory Coast

Capital: Yamoussoukro · Population: 28.2m

Coach: E. Faé · Côte d'Ivoire · 2 yrs 6 mo

4 matches this tournament

Position
2
Group E

Points

6

3 matches played

Record

2W 0D 1L

67% win rate

Goals For

4

1.33 per game

Goals Against

2

0.67 per game

FIFA Rank

#34

Current FIFA world ranking

Team Intelligence

Ivory Coast are appearing in their 4th World Cup, having first qualified in 2006. Their best finish remains Group stage. They enter the tournament ranked 34th in the world by FIFA. The market (26th) is more bullish than our model (29th) on their chances.

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Fixtures & Results

All times UTC

Sunday 14 June

Saturday 20 June

Thursday 25 June

Tuesday 30 June

Squad

Squad Avg Age24.9

Youngest19C. Inao Oulai

Oldest34J. Seri

Squad Size26

GoalkeepersAvg 24.7

1

Y. Fofana

Y. Fofana25 yrs

16

M. Koné

M. Koné23 yrs

23

A. Lafont

A. Lafont26 yrs

DefendersAvg 25.8

2

O. Diomande

O. Diomande22 yrs

3

G. Konan

G. Konan30 yrs

5

W. Singo

W. Singo25 yrs

7

O. Kossounou

O. Kossounou24 yrs

13

C. Operi

C. Operi28 yrs

17

G. Doué

G. Doué23 yrs

20

E. Agbadou

E. Agbadou28 yrs

21

E. Ndicka

E. Ndicka26 yrs

MidfieldersAvg 25.8

4

J. Seri

J. Seri34 yrs

6

S. Fofana

S. Fofana30 yrs

8

F. Kessié

F. Kessié29 yrs

11

Y. Diomande

Y. Diomande19 yrs

14

O. Diakité

O. Diakité22 yrs

15

A. Diallo

A. Diallo23 yrs

18

I. Sangaré

I. Sangaré28 yrs

19

N. Pépé

N. Pépé30 yrs

25

P. Guiagon

P. Guiagon24 yrs

26

C. Inao Oulai

C. Inao Oulai19 yrs

AttackersAvg 22.0

9

A. Bonny

A. Bonny22 yrs

10

S. Adingra

S. Adingra23 yrs

12

E. Wahi

E. Wahi22 yrs

22

E. Guessand

E. Guessand24 yrs

24

B. Touré

B. Touré19 yrs

Team Insights

Model Probabilities

Qualify

43.4%

Semi-final

0.9%

Win

0.0%

Pre-Tournament Performance

WLWWW

Last 5 matches before the tournament — newest right

Last 5 Matches

06-04France2–1WFriendly

03-31Scotland1–0WFriendly

03-28South Korea4–0WFriendly

01-10Egypt2–3LAfrican Cup of Nations

01-06Burkina Faso3–0WAfrican Cup of Nations

Betting Insights

Market Performance

Bet This Team

+13.9%

Bet Opponents

+2.4%

Flat-stake ROI across 4 matches (model fair-value odds)

Win / Draw / Loss

W 50%D 0%L 50%

2W 0D 2L from 4 tournament matches

Game State Behaviour

Leading at HT2 games

W 50%D 0%L 50%

Trailing at HT1 game

W 0%D 0%L 100%

Market Expectation

3.59

Avg Starting Odds

Favourite in: 1 of 4 matches

Avg Implied Win %: 28%

Goals Profile

2.25Average Scoring

Over 1.5

75%

Over 2.5

50%

Over 3.5

0%

Common Scorelines

1–2

50%

1–0

25%

2–0

25%

Tournament Statistics

Goals & Defence

Goals For

5

1.2 per game

Goal Diff

+1

vs opponents

Goals Against

4

1.0 per game

Clean Sheets0 from 4

Both Teams Scored0%

Avg Match Goals2.25

FIFA Rankings History

Source: FIFA — lower rank = better

Past World Cup Performance

All-Time World Cup Record

W

3

D

1

L

5

GF

13

GA

14

Win %

33%

Matches played9

Average goals for1.44

Average goals against1.56

Over 1.5 goals89%

Over 2.5 goals89%

Both teams score78%

Biggest win3–0 vs North Korea (2010)

Heaviest loss1–3 vs Brazil (2010)

Recent World Cup Appearances

Year	P	GF	GA	Results
2014	3	4	5	WLL
2010	3	4	3	WDL
2006	3	5	6	WLL

WC Head-to-Head Records

Opponent	P	W	D	L
Argentina	1	0	0	1
Netherlands	1	0	0	1
Serbia	1	1	0	0
Portugal	1	0	1	0
Brazil	1	0	0	1
North Korea	1	1	0	0
Japan	1	1	0	0
Colombia	1	0	0	1