# Ivory Coast at the FIFA World Cup

Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on three occasions in 2006, 2010 and 2014.

## FIFA World Cup record

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1930 | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France |
| 1934 | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France |
| 1938 | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France |
| 1950 | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France |
| 1954 | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France |
| 1958 | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France |
| 1962 | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France |
| 1966 | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France |
| 1970 | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France |
| 1974 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1978 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1982 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Group stage | 19th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2014 | Group stage | 21st | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2034 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Group stage | 3/25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 |

## Participation history
### Côte d'Ivoire at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |

### Côte d'Ivoire at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
#### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | North Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | |

### Côte d'Ivoire at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
#### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Colombia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |

## Record players

Yaya Touré is the only Ivorian player who has been fielded in all nine matches from 2006 to 2014, making him the lone record player at World Cup finals for his country.
| Rank | Player | Matches | World Cups |
| 1 | Yaya Touré | 9 | 2006, 2010 and 2014 |
| 2 | Didier Drogba | 8 | 2006, 2010 and 2014 |
| 2 | Didier Zokora | 8 | 2006, 2010 and 2014 |
| 4 | Boubacar Barry | 7 | 2006, 2010 and 2014 |
| 4 | Arthur Boka | 7 | 2006, 2010 and 2014 |
| 6 | Aruna Dindane | 6 | 2006 and 2010 |
| 6 | Emmanuel Eboué | 6 | 2006 and 2010 |
| 6 | Kolo Touré | 6 | 2006, 2010 and 2014 |
| 6 | Gervinho | 6 | 2010 and 2014 |
| 6 | Salomon Kalou | 6 | 2010 and 2014 |
| 6 | Cheick Tioté | 6 | 2010 and 2014 |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Goals | World Cups |
| 1 | Aruna Dindane | 2 | 2006 |
| 1 | Didier Drogba | 2 | 2006 and 2010 |
| 1 | Wilfried Bony | 2 | 2014 |
| 1 | Gervinho | 2 | 2014 |
| 5 | Bonaventure Kalou | 1 | 2006 |
| 5 | Bakari Koné | 1 | 2006 |
| 5 | Salomon Kalou | 1 | 2010 |
| 5 | Romaric | 1 | 2010 |
| 5 | Yaya Touré | 1 | 2010 |