Ivory Coast
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Ivory Coast
Hosted AFCON 2023. Nearly eliminated in the group stage. Won the tournament.
FIFA #48CIV
How they play
Set pieces and grit.
World ranking
#34
Confederation
CAF · Africa
How they play
Set pieces and grit.
Signature moment
AFCON 2023 was supposed to be a home tournament that ended in embarrassment — Ivory Coast nearly crashed out in the group stage on home soil. Instead, they went on the most improbable run imaginable, winning the whole thing on home turf in front of their own fans. Sébastien Haller, a man who had been fighting a testicular tumor just over a year before, lifted the trophy. If you need a sign that this team runs on pure narrative energy, that's your sign.
The ones to watch
- Sébastien HallerSTCame back from a serious illness to lead Ivory Coast to AFCON glory — if that's not a fairytale protagonist, nothing is.
- Franck KessiéCMBuilt like a tank, runs like he has a personal grudge against the midfield, and somehow still finds time to spray gorgeous passes.
- Simon AdingraFWThe electric winger who lit up AFCON 2023 and reminded everyone that Ivory Coast still produces players who make defenders cry.
- Serge AurierRBVeteran right-back who attacks like a winger and brings the chaos energy that makes Ivory Coast genuinely unpredictable.
- Wilfried ZahaFWChose the Elephants over England and has never looked back — when he's vibing, he's basically unplayable and very aware of it.
One email the morning of their opener. Nothing else.
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