{"id":1448638,"date":"2026-05-15T16:36:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1448638"},"modified":"2026-06-04T13:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:07:17","slug":"ivory-coast-world-cup-2026-squad-15-05-26","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/ivory-coast-world-cup-2026-squad-15-05-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivory Coast World Cup 2026 squad: 26-man squad named by Les Elephants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/clubs\/cote-divoire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ivory Coast<\/a> have confirmed their 26-man squad that will be heading to North America for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/world-cup-outright-odds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2026 World Cup<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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This code is for marketing and tracking purposes only. #Ad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ivory-coast-world-cup-2026-squad\">Ivory Coast World Cup 2026 squad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Squad number<\/th><th>Player<\/th><th>Position<\/th><th>Domestic club<\/th><th>International caps<\/th><th>International goals<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Yahia Fofana<\/td><td>GK<\/td><td>\u00c7aykur Rizespor (Turkey)<\/td><td>34<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23<\/td><td>Alban Lafont<\/td><td>GK<\/td><td>Panathinaikos (Greece)<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>Mohamed Kone<\/td><td>GK<\/td><td>Charleroi (Belgium)<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Ghislain Konan<\/td><td>DF<\/td><td>Gil Vicente (Portugal)<\/td><td>53<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Odilon Kossounou<\/td><td>DF<\/td><td>Atalanta (Italy)<\/td><td>35<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Wilfried Singo<\/td><td>DF<\/td><td>Galatasaray (Turkey)<\/td><td>33<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td>Evan Ndicka<\/td><td>DF<\/td><td>Roma (Italy)<\/td><td>28<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>Emmanuel Agbadou<\/td><td>DF<\/td><td>Besiktas (Turkey)<\/td><td>19<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>Guela Doue<\/td><td>DF<\/td><td>Strasbourg (France)<\/td><td>19<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Ousmane Diomande<\/td><td>DF<\/td><td>Sporting CP (Portugal)<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Christopher Op\u00e9ri<\/td><td>DF<\/td><td>\u0130stanbul Ba\u015fak\u015fehir (Turkey)<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Franck Kessie<\/td><td>MF<\/td><td>Al-Ahli (Saudi Arabia)<\/td><td>102<\/td><td>15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Jean Michael Seri<\/td><td>MF<\/td><td>Maribor (Slovenia)<\/td><td>65<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>Ibrahim Sangare<\/td><td>MF<\/td><td>Nottingham Forest (England)<\/td><td>57<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Seko Fofana<\/td><td>MF<\/td><td>Porto (Portugal)<\/td><td>31<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26<\/td><td>Christ Inao Oulai<\/td><td>MF<\/td><td>Trabzonspor (Turkey)<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25<\/td><td>Parfait Guiagon<\/td><td>MF<\/td><td>Charleroi (Belgium)<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td>Nicolas Pepe<\/td><td>FW<\/td><td>Villarreal (Spain)<\/td><td>54<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Oumar Diakite<\/td><td>FW<\/td><td>Cercle Brugge (Belgium)<\/td><td>28<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Simon Adingra<\/td><td>FW<\/td><td>Monaco (France)<\/td><td>28<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22<\/td><td>Evann Guessand<\/td><td>FW<\/td><td>Crystal Palace (England)<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Amad Diallo<\/td><td>FW<\/td><td>Manchester United (England)<\/td><td>18<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Yan Diomande<\/td><td>FW<\/td><td>RB Leipzig (Germany)<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24<\/td><td>Bazoumana Toure<\/td><td>FW<\/td><td>Hoffenheim (Germany)<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>Elye Wahi<\/td><td>FW<\/td><td>Nice (France)<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Ange-Yoan Bonny<\/td><td>FW<\/td><td>Inter Milan (Italy)<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There might not be as many household names in the Ivory Coast squad as in previous years but there&#8217;s a quiet confidence that they will be able to make a big impression this summer. The likes of Amad Diallo and Yan Diomande represent the new generation of superstars for Les Elephants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are matched well with the big match experience of Franck Kessie, Jean Michael Seri and Ibrahim Sangare in midfield but there are concerns at the back, with no genuine top level defender or goalkeeper available to Ivory Coast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/ivory-coast-world-cup-2026-odds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ivory Coast World Cup 2026 odds<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-three-players-to-look-out-for-this-summer\">Three players to look out for this summer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-amad-diallo-manchester-united\">Amad Diallo (Manchester United)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amad Diallo has been a constant spark for Man Utd over the past couple of seasons and he&#8217;s started to have a similar impact for his country, with five goals in the 18 games. 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