World Football Cup 2006
Côte d'Ivoire national football team
| Nickname | Les Éléphants (The Elephants) |
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Fédération Ivoirienne de Football |
| Coach | Henri Michel |
| Most caps | ? |
| Top scorer | ? |
| First international Côte d'Ivoire 3 - 2 Benin (Madagascar; 13 April 1960) |
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| Largest 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) |
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| Worst defeat Côte d'Ivoire 2 - 6 Ghana (Côte d'Ivoire; 2 May 1971) Malawi 5 - 1 Côte d'Ivoire (Malawi; 6 July 1974) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2006) |
| Best result | - |
| African Nations Cup | |
| Appearances | 16 (First in 1965) |
| Best result | Winners, 1992 |
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The Côte d'Ivoire national football team, 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 Nations Cup against Ghana on penalties at the Stade de l'Amitie in Dakar, Senegal. On October 8, 2005, they qualified for the 2006 World Cup finals, marking their first appearance on the sport's greatest stage.
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 - Qualified
African Nations Cup record
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Famous players
- Ibrahima Bakayako
- Didier Drogba
- Arouna Koné
- Kolo Touré
- Yaya Touré
- Emmanuel Eboué
- Bakary Koné
- Aruna Dindane
- Bonaventure Kalou
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the best African team deserved the second round on the WC, but the referees didn't gave that chance to the elephants |
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Didier Drogba is one of the best players I have seen in a long time |
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