Côte d'Ivoire's 2026 World Cup squad is officially confirmed, named by head coach Emerse Faé on May 15, 2026. The 26-player roster brings together three goalkeepers, eight defenders, ten midfielders and five forwards. Côte d'Ivoire is drawn into Group E, where it faces Germany, Curaçao and Ecuador. The most-played player in the last 12 months of national-team football is Franck Kessié, with 913 minutes across 11 caps, the squad's most in-form option heading into the tournament. Close behind is Yahia Fofana on 900 minutes, another of the side's most-used players over the same period. Over the past twelve months the team has posted 13 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, scoring 37 goals and conceding 12. Our ranking orders the squad purely by national-team minutes, not club minutes, and every name links to a player profile with the full minutes and recent-form breakdown.
Matches & results
Group standings
Group E
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 |  Ivory Coast |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Ecuador |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Curaçao |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 1 |
26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franck Kessié | Midfielder | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 913 |
| 2 | Yahia Fofana | Goalkeeper | Rizespor | 900 |
| 3 | Guéla Doué | Defender | Strasbourg | 848 |
| 4 | Ghislain Konan | Defender | GIL Vicente | 770 |
| 5 | Yan Diomande | Midfielder | RB Leipzig | 750 |
| 6 | Kouakou Kossounou | Defender | Atalanta | 729 |
| 7 | Ibrahim Sangaré | Midfielder | Nottingham Forest | 648 |
| 8 | Amad Diallo | Midfielder | Manchester United | 629 |
| 9 | Christ Inao | Midfielder | Trabzonspor | 626 |
| 10 | Emmanuel Djedje | Defender | Beşiktaş | 569 |
| 11 | Obite Ndicka | Defender | AS Roma | 439 |
| 12 | Nicolas Pépé | Midfielder | Villarreal | 369 |
| 13 | Wilfried Singo | Defender | Galatasaray | 348 |
| 14 | Seko Fofana | Midfielder | FC Porto | 341 |
| 15 | Evann Guessand | Forward | Crystal Palace | 316 |
| 16 | Ousmane Diomande | Defender | Sporting CP | 268 |
| 17 | Ange-Yoan Bonny | Forward | Inter | 258 |
| 18 | Sepe Wahi | Forward | Nice | 253 |
| 19 | Jean Seri | Midfielder | Ivory Coast | 235 |
| 20 | Bazoumana Touré | Forward | 1899 Hoffenheim | 231 |
| 21 | Alban-Marc Lafont | Goalkeeper | Panathinaikos | 180 |
| 22 | Oumar Diakité | Midfielder | Cercle Brugge | 173 |
| 23 | Simon Adingra | Forward | Monaco | 160 |
| 24 | Clément Akpa | Defender | Auxerre | 79 |
| 25 | Parfait Guiagon | Midfielder | Charleroi | 64 |
| 26 | Mohamed Koné | Goalkeeper | Charleroi | 0 |
Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
Articles
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