🇨🇮 Ivory Coast — World Cup trajectory

Squad value, stage reached, and over/under vs the Elo baseline, tournament by tournament, then the full squad each year. Value figures carry a completeness flag where the squad is not fully matched.

World Cup record

Tournaments

2002–2026

Best finish

Round of 32

2026

Record

5–1–7

13 matches (W–D–L)

Goals

18–18

for–against

Year	Stage	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Squad value	Outlast	Over/under
2006	Group	3	1	0	2	5	6	3	€100M	0.0	-0.13
2010	Group	3	1	1	1	4	3	4	€177M	0.0	-0.15
2014	Group	3	1	0	2	4	5	3	€122M	0.0	-0.22
2026	Round of 32	4	2	0	2	5	4	6	€522M	0.3404	—

2006 squad — Group

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Jean-Jacques Tizié	GK	33	Espérance de Tunis	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	€0.3M
2	Kanga Akalé	MF	25	Auxerre	91	11	n/a	5,905	0	0	€3.5M
3	Arthur Boka	DF	23	Strasbourg	61	0	n/a	4,776	0	0	€2.4M
4	Kolo Touré	DF	25	Arsenal	131	3	n/a	10,187	37	2	€7.8M
5	Didier Zokora	MF	25	Saint-Étienne	66	0	n/a	5,850	6	0	€7.0M
6	Blaise Kouassi	DF	31	Troyes	109	1	n/a	9,380	0	0	€1.8M
7	Emerse Faé	MF	22	Nantes	82	6	n/a	5,928	0	0	€3.0M
8	Bonaventure Kalou	MF	28	Paris Saint-Germain	91	29	n/a	7,325	20	2	€6.5M
9	Arouna Koné	FW	22	PSV Eindhoven	0	0	n/a	0	2	0	€6.0M
10	Gilles Yapi Yapo	MF	24	Young Boys	60	3	n/a	4,197	0	0	€2.5M
11	Didier Drogba	FW	28	Chelsea	135	61	n/a	9,372	22	11	€26.0M
12	Abdoulaye Méïté	DF	25	Marseille	116	1	n/a	9,732	6	0	€4.0M
13	Marco Zoro	DF	22	Messina	52	2	n/a	4,286	0	0	€1.5M
14	Bakari Koné	FW	24	Nice	32	7	n/a	2,812	0	0	€3.0M
15	Aruna Dindane	FW	25	Lens	28	6	n/a	1,896	22	4	€4.0M
16	Gérard Gnanhouan	GK	27	Montpellier	35	0	n/a	3,150	0	0	€1.0M
17	Cyril Domoraud	DF	34	Créteil	205	7	n/a	17,351	0	0	€1.0M
18	Kader Keïta	MF	24	Lille	27	6	n/a	1,849	1	0	€2.0M
19	Yaya Touré	MF	23	Olympiacos	0	0	n/a	0	6	0	€8.0M
20	Guy Demel	DF	24	Hamburger SV	55	1	n/a	3,972	1	0	€4.8M
21	Emmanuel Eboué	DF	23	Arsenal	19	0	n/a	1,139	11	0	€2.0M
22	Romaric	MF	23	Le Mans	21	0	n/a	1,402	0	0	€1.2M
23	Boubacar Barry	GK	26	Beveren	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	€0.9M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Didier Drogba

peak €31M (2005-04) → €26M at kickoff · −16%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Eredivisie	233	17,012
Belgian Pro League	668	56,450
Süper Lig	4	352

All competitions (47)

Competition	Apps	Min
Ligue 1	1029	81,109
Belgian Pro League	668	56,450
Ligue 2	300	22,644
Eredivisie	233	17,012
Premier League	205	14,949
UEFA Cup	149	11,507
UEFA Champions League	134	10,162
Serie B	98	7,009
FRL	86	7,561
FRC	77	6,546
EFL Cup	69	4,618
La Liga	69	5,909
CCB	62	5,744
Serie A	58	4,570
Bundesliga	55	3,972
ACL	42	3,589
UI	41	3,181
Ukrainian Premier League	33	2,127
RN	27	2,326
FA Cup	24	1,739
CLQ	23	1,764
Super League Greece	20	1,785
OL6	16	1,132
NLP	13	1,011
CIT	12	915
CGB	11	868
NLAF	11	295
TUN1	11	990
SCC	9	401
UEQ	8	655
DFB	6	513
CAFS	5	530
GBCS	5	364
BESC	4	246
CHAA	4	120
Süper Lig	4	352
TUNP	4	450
FRCH	3	143
GRP	3	247
AFCL	2	180
LPO	2	171
UKRP	2	165
FRYC	1	90
ITPO	1	90
NLSC	1	87
SCI	1	90
USC	1	90

Squad traits

Mean height

181 cm

21/23 measured

Defender height

183 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

10%

prospect share

Goal dependency

42%

Didier Drogba of squad league goals

Value dependency

26%

Didier Drogba of squad value

Precocity

2,860′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Emerse Faé (2,860′), Marco Zoro (990′), Abdoulaye Méïté (90′).

2010 squad — Group

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Boubacar Barry 2nd	GK	30	Lokeren	0	0	0	0	0	0	€2.0M
2	Benjamin Angoua	DF	23	Valenciennes	15	1	0	1,350	0	0	€0.8M
3	Arthur Boka 2nd	DF	27	VfB Stuttgart	129	1	10	9,573	9	0	€3.5M
4	Kolo Touré 2nd	DF	29	Manchester City	256	10	8	20,892	61	2	€20.0M
5	Didier Zokora 2nd	MF	29	Sevilla	180	0	2	14,729	14	0	€14.0M
6	Steve Gohouri	DF	29	Wigan Athletic	34	3	1	2,795	0	0	€0.8M
7	Seydou Doumbia	FW	22	Young Boys	0	0	0	0	0	0	€8.0M
8	Salomon Kalou	FW	24	Chelsea	113	25	17	6,538	36	5	€14.0M
9	Cheick Tioté	MF	23	Twente	0	0	0	0	1	0	€3.0M
10	Gervinho	FW	23	Lille	91	21	17	6,800	0	0	€10.0M
11	Didier Drogba 2nd	FW	32	Chelsea	246	123	56	18,165	60	31	€38.0M
12	Jean-Jacques Gosso	MF	27	Monaco	39	0	2	3,066	0	0	€3.5M
13	Romaric 2nd	MF	27	Sevilla	144	9	17	10,635	4	0	€9.0M
14	Emmanuel Koné	MF	23	Internațional	0	0	0	0	4	0	€0.8M
15	Aruna Dindane 2nd	FW	29	Portsmouth	109	33	12	8,385	22	4	€3.0M
16	Aristide Zogbo	GK	28	Maccabi Netanya	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.2M
17	Siaka Tiéné	DF	28	Valenciennes	81	2	3	5,898	0	0	€3.0M
18	Kader Keïta 2nd	MF	28	Galatasaray	115	19	15	7,292	19	2	€10.0M
19	Yaya Touré 2nd	MF	27	Barcelona	101	9	12	7,351	33	1	€18.0M
20	Guy Demel 2nd	DF	28	Hamburger SV	143	2	10	10,741	2	0	€6.0M
21	Emmanuel Eboué 2nd	DF	27	Arsenal	119	4	16	7,838	42	2	€7.0M
22	Sol Bamba	DF	25	Hibernian	1	0	0	1	0	0	€2.5M
23	Daniel Yeboah	GK	25	ASEC Mimosas	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.2M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Kader Keïta

peak €18M (2007-06) → €10M at kickoff · −44%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Eredivisie	149	10,351
Scottish Premiership	82	7,063
Belgian Pro League	738	62,088
J1 League	18	334
Süper Lig	27	2,022

All competitions (73)

Competition	Apps	Min
Premier League	766	56,143
Ligue 1	755	56,856
Belgian Pro League	738	62,088
UEFA Champions League	307	22,089
Bundesliga	240	17,964
La Liga	155	11,086
Eredivisie	149	10,351
UEFA Cup	146	10,954
EFL Cup	122	8,596
Ligue 2	100	5,315
FA Cup	92	6,798
Scottish Premiership	82	7,063
UNG1	77	6,441
ISR1	74	5,870
C2	73	6,259
CCB	68	6,079
CGB	62	4,722
FRL	50	3,762
RO1	38	2,737
ACL	35	2,970
CLQ	35	2,614
FRC	35	2,448
UEFA Europa League	34	2,109
Ukrainian Premier League	33	2,127
UEQ	31	2,463
CDR	28	2,297
RN	28	2,371
DFB	27	2,431
Süper Lig	27	2,022
JAP2	22	1,594
SCC	22	1,580
UI	21	1,542
Super League Greece	20	1,785
J1 League	18	334
2. Bundesliga	17	1,191
OL6	16	1,132
SC2	16	1,323
ELQ	15	967
CHAA	12	561
NL2	11	867
NLP	11	890
GBCS	9	657
UNGP	9	773
ISPO	7	599
LIEP	7	554
SFA	7	465
CAFS	6	547
PON2	6	424
JAPC	5	197
LPO	5	376
BASU	4	360
BESC	4	246
PONL	4	337
RL3	4	315
EGY1	3	270
GBRN	3	270
GRP	3	247
SSC	3	270
TDV	3	270
AFCL	2	180
CAFC	2	180
CN2B	2	180
JEMP	2	119
KLUB	2	94
POBE	2	180
SCP	2	180
SUC	2	180
TUNP	2	210
UKRP	2	165
FRCH	1	67
NLBR	1	90
TRP	1	90
USC	1	100

Squad traits

Mean height

182 cm

21/23 measured

Defender height

182 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

prospect share

Goal dependency

47%

Didier Drogba of squad league goals

Value dependency

21%

Didier Drogba of squad value

Precocity

1,877′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Gervinho (1,877′), Sol Bamba (1′).

2014 squad — Group value coverage 22/23

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Boubacar Barry 3rd	GK	34	Lokeren	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.5M
2	Ousmane Viera	DF	27	Çaykur Rizespor	0	0	0	0	0	0	€2.2M
3	Arthur Boka 3rd	DF	31	VfB Stuttgart	215	5	16	15,837	9	0	€2.0M
4	Kolo Touré 3rd	DF	33	Liverpool	327	11	10	25,913	62	2	€4.0M
5	Didier Zokora 3rd	DF	33	Trabzonspor [ 60 ]	203	0	3	16,270	20	0	€3.2M
6	Mathis Bolly	FW	23	Fortuna Düsseldorf	7	2	0	381	0	0	€0.8M
7	Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro	DF	21	Toulouse	54	2	2	3,369	0	0	€2.0M
8	Salomon Kalou 2nd	FW	28	Lille	222	66	29	13,995	54	8	€8.0M
9	Cheick Tioté 2nd	MF	27	Newcastle United	107	1	7	8,877	1	0	€10.0M
10	Gervinho 2nd	FW	27	Roma	205	54	46	15,077	11	2	€16.0M
11	Didier Drogba 3rd	FW	36	Galatasaray	306	139	72	22,434	87	42	€3.0M
12	Wilfried Bony	FW	25	Swansea City	34	17	4	2,472	0	0	€15.0M
13	Didier Ya Konan	FW	30	Hannover 96	125	39	18	8,945	5	0	€4.0M
14	Ismaël Diomandé	MF	21	Saint-Étienne	19	1	0	732	0	0	€1.5M
15	Max Gradel	FW	26	Saint-Étienne	70	14	10	4,135	0	0	€3.2M
16	Sylvain Gbohouo	GK	25	Séwé Sport	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
17	Serge Aurier	DF	21	Toulouse	104	8	12	8,792	0	0	€6.5M
18	Constant Djakpa	DF	27	Eintracht Frankfurt	74	0	5	4,673	0	0	€1.0M
19	Yaya Touré 3rd	MF	31	Manchester City	235	50	35	18,727	51	6	€30.0M
20	Serey Dié	MF	29	Basel	0	0	0	0	4	0	€2.5M
21	Giovanni Sio	FW	25	Basel	29	4	4	1,538	5	1	€2.5M
22	Sol Bamba 2nd	DF	29	Trabzonspor	1	0	0	1	0	0	€2.5M
23	Sayouba Mandé	GK	20	Stabæk	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.3M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Didier Drogba

peak €40M (2008-02) → €3M at kickoff · −92%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Championship	97	7,899
Eredivisie	216	16,110
Scottish Premiership	98	8,488
Belgian Pro League	587	51,090
Süper Lig	168	14,056

All competitions (83)

Competition	Apps	Min
Premier League	1118	83,315
Ligue 1	687	51,358
Belgian Pro League	587	51,090
Bundesliga	376	25,499
UEFA Champions League	309	22,862
EFL Cup	222	17,164
Eredivisie	216	16,110
Süper Lig	168	14,056
RO1	161	13,810
Eliteserien	138	8,312
UEFA Europa League	130	9,297
FA Cup	125	9,560
La Liga	123	9,271
Scottish Premiership	98	8,488
Championship	97	7,899
GB3	93	5,653
Ligue 2	85	4,290
UEFA Cup	83	6,638
CGB	77	5,866
TS1	59	4,464
CCB	57	5,089
ELQ	52	4,009
NO2	51	4,261
FRL	45	3,352
2. Bundesliga	40	2,777
C3NO	38	2,784
FRC	38	2,976
CN2C	35	3,102
CLQ	33	2,531
Serie A	33	2,725
Ukrainian Premier League	33	2,127
SCC	31	2,506
DFB	30	2,381
ACL	27	2,389
CR1	26	2,254
CDR	22	1,871
EJPL	21	1,808
ES3A	21	1,219
Super League Greece	20	1,785
NOPO	19	1,391
ES3B	16	462
SC2	16	1,323
NLP	15	1,131
GBCS	13	957
ALG1	11	978
CSL	11	945
NL2	11	867
TRP	11	891
UEQ	9	655
UI	9	726
PONL	8	686
POBE	7	630
SFA	7	465
TUN1	7	99
PON2	6	424
POT1	6	532
GBFL	5	331
ROMP	5	480
TSP	5	325
C3PL	4	312
CIT	4	285
SUC	4	360
TS2	4	345
CAFS	3	360
GRP	3	247
SCP	3	258
SSC	3	270
TDV	3	270
BASU	2	180
BESC	2	180
CHPR	2	152
Segunda División	2	8
KLUB	2	94
RLSW	2	180
UKRP	2	165
CN2A	1	77
FRYC	1	90
GB21	1	90
LPO	1	90
NLSC	1	90
RLW3	1	45
TRS	1	120
USC	1	100

Squad traits

Mean height

182 cm

18/23 measured

Defender height

182 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

prospect share

Goal dependency

34%

Didier Drogba of squad league goals

Value dependency

25%

Yaya Touré of squad value

Precocity

7,187′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Serge Aurier (7,187′), Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (2,108′), Gervinho (1,877′).

2026 squad — Round of 32

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Yahia Fofana	GK	25	Çaykur Rizespor	44	0	0	3,960	0	0	€5.0M
2	Ousmane Diomande	DF	22	Sporting CP	0	0	0	0	18	1	€42.0M
3	Ghislain Konan	DF	30	Gil Vicente	95	3	6	8,168	0	0	€3.0M
4	Jean Michaël Seri	MF	34	Maribor	147	13	24	11,684	6	0	€0.1M
5	Wilfried Singo	DF	25	Galatasaray	150	9	12	10,938	13	2	€23.0M
6	Seko Fofana	MF	31	Porto	275	33	24	21,152	0	0	€8.0M
7	Odilon Kossounou	DF	25	Atalanta	110	2	2	7,231	26	0	€15.0M
8	Franck Kessié	MF	29	Al-Ahli	232	42	17	17,942	11	1	€12.0M
9	Ange-Yoan Bonny	FW	22	Inter Milan	70	11	10	3,676	10	0	€35.0M
10	Simon Adingra	FW	24	Monaco	88	12	6	4,845	2	0	€22.0M
11	Yan Diomande	FW	19	RB Leipzig	43	14	10	3,025	0	0	€90.0M
12	Elye Wahi	FW	23	Nice	157	49	15	8,572	9	2	€18.0M
13	Christopher Opéri	DF	29	İstanbul Başakşehir	41	3	7	3,617	0	0	€4.0M
14	Oumar Diakité	FW	22	Cercle Brugge	54	9	2	3,229	0	0	€5.0M
15	Amad Diallo	FW	23	Manchester United	74	12	14	4,841	2	0	€45.0M
16	Mohamed Koné	GK	24	Charleroi	0	0	0	0	0	0	€2.0M
17	Guéla Doué	DF	23	Strasbourg	82	3	12	6,018	0	0	€20.0M
18	Ibrahim Sangaré	MF	28	Nottingham Forest	136	4	9	10,203	0	0	€20.0M
19	Nicolas Pépé	FW	31	Villarreal	270	71	44	17,217	8	0	€6.0M
20	Emmanuel Agbadou	DF	28	Beşiktaş	105	2	4	8,756	0	0	€16.0M
21	Evan Ndicka	DF	26	Roma	228	13	12	19,895	8	0	€35.0M
22	Evann Guessand	FW	24	Crystal Palace	141	23	17	6,737	0	0	€25.0M
23	Alban Lafont	GK	27	Panathinaikos	312	0	0	27,997	0	0	€3.0M
24	Bazoumana Touré	FW	20	TSG Hoffenheim	43	5	15	2,935	0	0	€40.0M
25	Parfait Guiagon	MF	25	Charleroi	0	0	0	0	0	0	€5.0M
26	Christ Inao Oulaï	MF	20	Trabzonspor	0	0	0	0	0	0	€23.0M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Nicolas Pépé

peak €75M (2019-09) → €6M at kickoff · −92%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Championship	167	11,948
Eredivisie	89	7,180
Scottish Premiership	5	161
Primeira Liga	228	17,981
Belgian Pro League	253	19,201
Danish Superliga	21	1,052
Süper Lig	163	12,488
Saudi Pro League	191	15,833

All competitions (119)

Competition	Apps	Min
Ligue 1	1476	112,744
Serie A	653	49,328
Premier League	365	22,481
Bundesliga	301	22,673
UEFA Europa League	266	18,248
Belgian Pro League	253	19,201
Ligue 2	240	19,514
Primeira Liga	228	17,981
Saudi Pro League	191	15,833
Championship	167	11,948
Süper Lig	163	12,488
UEFA Champions League	113	7,863
Serie B	108	5,568
FRC	106	6,982
La Liga	102	5,412
Eredivisie	89	7,180
IJ1	62	4,461
CIT	53	3,752
PO2	52	4,165
ISR1	44	2,475
C3NO	43	3,870
CN2C	41	3,294
C3CM	39	3,322
A2	35	2,665
EFL Cup	34	2,206
GB21	34	2,769
ITJ5	34	2,507
Allsvenskan	32	2,215
C3HF	31	2,198
FA Cup	30	2,096
UCOL	30	2,143
FR3	29	1,827
POBE	27	2,067
CCB	26	1,910
ISR2	26	1,804
POPO	25	1,898
DFB	24	1,875
DKDL	24	1,948
19YL	23	1,769
CGB	23	1,462
ACLE	22	1,884
C3VL	22	1,770
TRP	22	1,342
Danish Superliga	21	1,052
FRL	21	1,578
CLQ	20	1,813
CN2D	20	1,712
C3NA	19	1,614
CN2A	19	1,425
ISRF	19	1,233
TUN1	18	1,324
ECLQ	17	1,287
Super League Greece	16	1,395
SAKC	16	1,349
ELQ	14	1,055
SL1	14	760
BPO4	12	810
C3IF	12	740
EJPL	12	949
NLP	12	1,053
C3PL	11	922
DKAR	10	759
ACL	9	710
FRR1	9	747
POCP	9	770
C3BR	8	583
C3OC	8	654
ISPO	8	549
CDR	7	542
DKMR	7	161
F19A	7	630
ITJ2	7	630
ITJF	7	552
TDV	7	472
AFCL	6	443
CITP	6	289
F19B	6	540
FRYC	6	468
POGR	6	540
F19C	5	450
F19D	5	419
GBQ2	5	280
GRP	5	450
Scottish Premiership	5	161
SCPM	5	185
DKRQ	4	281
IJ2A	4	265
ITJE	4	247
SASS	4	315
CAFC	3	127
F19F	3	199
NLSC	3	241
POSB	3	109
SCI	3	232
SFA	3	156
21PL	2	126
DKP	2	106
DKRE	2	180
Segunda División	2	61
FRCH	2	168
POCC	2	180
POSU	2	99
PTRL	2	180
SUC	2	27
ACLQ	1	88
BE3A	1	90
BESC	1	90
CN2B	1	90
ESJP	1	90
FIC1	1	90
GBCS	1	59
GBKN	1	120
PLIC	1	90
S21N	1	90
SCC	1	25
SCIJ	1	90
TRS	1	90
TUNP	1	90
USC	1	90

Squad traits

Mean height

183 cm

26/26 measured

Defender height

186 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

45%

prospect share

Goal dependency

21%

Nicolas Pépé of squad league goals

Value dependency

17%

Yan Diomande of squad value

Precocity

13,620′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Alban Lafont (13,620′), Elye Wahi (5,451′), Evan Ndicka (4,027′).