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The '''Côte d'Ivoire national football team''' (sometimes written "Ivory Coast" in English), nicknamed ''Les Éléphants (The Elephants)'', is the national team of [[Côte d'Ivoire]] 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 de l'Amitie]] in [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]]. |
The '''Côte d'Ivoire national football team''' (sometimes written "Ivory Coast" in English), nicknamed ''Les Éléphants (The Elephants)'', is the national team of [[Côte d'Ivoire]] 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 de l'Amitie]] in [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]]. |
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On [[October 8]], [[2005]], they qualified for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], marking their first appearance on the sport's greatest stage. |
On [[October 8]], [[2005]], they qualified for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], marking their first appearance on the sport's greatest stage. They were unable to qualify for the second round after losing to experienced teams such as [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] and [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]. They did manage to win one game in [[Germany]], against [[Serbia and Montenegro national football team|Serbia and Montenegro]], coming back from down 0-2 to win 3-2 on a late penalty kick by [[Bonaventure Kalou]]. |
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Revision as of 17:41, 23 July 2006
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | Les Éléphants (The Elephants) | ||
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Association | Fédération Ivoirienne de Football | ||
Head coach | To Be Advised | ||
Captain | Didier Drogba | ||
Most caps | Cyrille Domoraud & Bonaventure Kalou (51) | ||
Top scorer | Didier Drogba (24) | ||
FIFA code | CIV | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 20 | ||
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 | 16 (first in 1965) | ||
Best result | Winners, 1992 |
The Côte d'Ivoire national football team (sometimes written "Ivory Coast" in English), nicknamed Les Éléphants (The Elephants), is the national team of Côte d'Ivoire 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 de l'Amitie in Dakar, Senegal.
On October 8, 2005, they qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, marking their first appearance on the sport's greatest stage. They were unable to qualify for the second round after losing to experienced teams such as Argentina and Netherlands. They did manage to win one game in Germany, against Serbia and Montenegro, coming back from down 0-2 to win 3-2 on a late penalty kick by Bonaventure Kalou.
World Cup record
- 1930 to 1970 - Did not enter
- 1974 - Did not qualify
- 1978 - Did not qualify
- 1982 - Did not enter
- 1986 to 2002 - Did not qualify
- 2006 - Round 1
African Nations Cup record
Famous past players
- Laurent Pokou: the African Cup highest scorer of all time
- Yousouf Falikou Fofana: "The Black Diamond of Monaco"
- Abdoulaye Traore: named as one of the greatest forwards in the world several times in the 1990s.
2006 World Cup Squad
Head coach: Henri Michel
(*=Captain)
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
The Côte d'Ivoire lost their opening game 2-1 in the World Cup in Germany to an Argentine side seeded one place above them. The goals for Argentina came from Chelsea's Hernan Crespo and Javier Saviola of Sevilla. Ivory Coast's goal came from another Chelsea striker, Didier Drogba. Despite dominating Holland for long periods, they lost their second match by the same scoreline and were thus eliminated from the tourament. Goals for Holland: Robin Van Persie at the 23rd minute on free-kick, Ruud Van Nistelrooij at the 27th minute. Goal for Ivory Coast: Bakary Kone at the 38th minute.
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 21-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.
External links
- Côte d'Ivoire Association - official website
- Reports on Ivory Coast Matches at the 2006 World Cup