Ivory Coast

A colourful composite graphic shows on the left Asamoah Gyan in red and yellow Ghana kit holding his hands to his head in shock, the Fifa World Cup trophy with a spiky green eight-pointed star radiating from behind it, and on the right-hand side a picture of Cameroon striker Roger Milla dancing in front of a corner flag in celebration. The whole image is treated with a vintage filter

When will an African side win the World Cup?

Morocco became Africa's first World Cup semi-finalists at Qatar 2022, but how close is a side from the continent to lifting the trophy?

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The World Cup dive no one talks about

Brazil legend Kaka gets shown a red card at the 2010 World Cup for elbowing an Ivory Coast player in the face, later seen to be a dive

3 days ago

5 days ago

A man wearing an orange shirt and baseball cap and a white jacket looks at the camera. He has glasses and short facial hair. Three women stand with him, also wearing orange polo shits.

'A World Cup for them not us': Fans' anger at US travel bans and visa restrictions

Fans across the world say US travel bans and visa regulations make them feel excluded from the World Cup.

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7 days ago

Ivory Coast celebrate beating France in Nantes

Fifa World Cup 2026: What you need to know about Ivory Coast

Get the lowdown on every team at the 2026 World Cup. Here we take a closer look at Ivory Coast.

7 days ago

3 Jun 2026

A triptych shows Antoine Semenyo, Brahim Diaz and Ronwen Williams wearing their national team shirts. Semenyo wears a predominantly white Ghana kit with a black number 11, black star and elaborate spiderweb design in red, green and yellow on the chest. Diaz wears a red Morocco shirt with a 10 and federation crest on the chest and Williams wears a purple South Africa goalkeeper's shirt with a white number one on the chest. All three are visible from waist up in action during football matches

Seven African players to watch at World Cup 2026

With a record 10 African sides in action at the 2026 World Cup, BBC Sport Africa picks out some of the players to watch from the continent.

3 Jun 2026

19 May 2026

A split image shows two players from the waist up in action for their countries. On the left is Antoine Semenyo wearing a white Ghana shirt which features on its front an intricate spiderweb design in red, blue and yellow, as well as a black five-pointed star and a black number 11 on the chest. On the right is Amad Diallo in an orange Ivory Coast shirt with a white number 15 on the chest

Ghana to face Ivory Coast in Afcon 2027 qualifying

Ghana will face fellow West African heavyweights Ivory Coast in qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

19 May 2026

15 May 2026

Zaha omitted from Ivory Coast World Cup squad

Former Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha is left out of Ivory Coast's World Cup squad, but four current Premier League players are included.

15 May 2026

14 May 2026

Seven football supporters stand and salute while spelling out the word Senegal with large letters painted on their bodies in green in front of numerous other Senegal fans who are predominantly wearing yellow and holding up Senegal scarves in the stand of a football stadium

African fans face World Cup issues despite visa bond U-turn

The Trump administration waives a $15,000 visa bond for fans from five countries who have World Cup tickets, but African fans still face challenges.

14 May 2026

1 Apr 2026

The World Cup line-up is complete - here's what you need to know

The final six nations have qualified for the 2026 World Cup - this is your essential lowdown on the expanded edition of the tournament.

1 Apr 2026