Ivory Coast national football team
The Ivorian national football team is the football - country selection of the Ivory Coast ( Côte d' Ivoire). The greatest successes in international tournaments were winning the African continental championship in 1992, the fourth place in the Confederations Cup in 1992 along with the qualification to the finals of the football World Championships in 2006, 2010 and 2014.
- 5.1 Participation in World Cups
- 5.2 Attendance at the African Cup of Nations
- 5.3 African Nations Cup
History
On April 13, 1960, the Ivory Coast was the first time in an international match. Counter Dahomey could with 3:2 at the same time celebrate the first victory. Up to and including 1970, the team never reported for the qualification for the World Cup. But wanted to participate for the first time then in 1974, it missed but to qualify. In the following seven championship competitions participation could not be reached. As early as 1992 by the Union of the King Fahd Cup in 1992, the predecessor Cup of Confederations Cup, part. In addition to the Ivory Coast three other nations in the tournament. In the semifinals, the team met and Argentina was defeated 0:4. Three days later, on 19 October 1992, it continued in the match for third place a further setback when 2:5 against the national team of the United States. The two goal scorers from Ivorian Abdoulaye Traoré view were for interim compensation and Donald, you could shorten to 2:4. Reason for those participating was the first time winning the African Cup of Nations 1992.
African Cup of Nations 1992
After three third places in 1965, 1968 and 1984 and the eighth overall participation in the African Cup of the Ivorian team was able to win the 1992 tournament. In Group C, the first round is won against Algeria and the Republic of Congo as a table first. After further victories in the quarterfinals against Zambia selection and the kickers from Cameroon, the team reached the finals, where you should take on Ghana. After it was after 90 minutes and extra time draw (0-0 ) had to decide in Dakar on penalties. After the score at 4:3 Ghana's Isaac Asare missed, Joël Tiéhi could decide everything, but failed also. Only with a score of 11:10 and the second penalty by Anthony Baffoe (all other players had already shot ), forgave this and thus made the Ivory Coast as the winner.
World Cup 2006
In the Africa Group 3, the Ivory Coast fought between June 2004 and October 2005 to the Football World Cup 2006/Qualifikation 2006 World Cup. With Egypt and Cameroon were two favorites in the same group. With seven wins and one draw in ten games, the team earned 22 points and had thus a more than Cameroon. You did not make this success possible on the last day fixed, at the same time as the Cameroon range over a 1-1 against Egypt came out and thus lost the top position.
In her first World Cup game the team lost with 1-2 against Argentina. The first goal for the Ivory Coast, the score back to 1:2, shot Didier Drogba. The second game they also lost 1-2 against the Netherlands ( scorer: Bakary Koné ). Thus, the Ivorians also eliminated against strong opponents almost at their first World Cup appearance, from after the first round. In the third group match they met in Munich to the already previously also excreted selection of Serbia & Montenegro and were their last opponent. This game they won, after a 0:2 behind 3-2 after two penalties and a goal in extra time of the second half.
Africa Cup 2010
In the Africa Cup 2010 Ivory Coast started with a 0-0 draw against the weaker classified Burkina Faso, but then was able to improve in the second group match against Ghana and make the 3-1 quarter-finals perfect. The last group match against Togo fell out, as the team from Togo had withdrawn after an assassination attempt on the team bus from the tournament. In the quarter- finals against Algeria, the team took an early lead, but had to accept the compensation in the 40th minute. As in the 89th minute managed to lead again, the semi-finals seemed safe, but in injury time managed the North Africans nor the compensation, which meant the extension. In this Algeria took an early lead and was able to defend to the end. The departure meant slipping six places in the FIFA world rankings.
African Cup of Nations 2012
In the African Cup 2012 Ivory Coast reached with five wins and clean sheets the final against Zambia. There, too, had the team take a clean sheet, but could achieve in 120 minutes and did not score, so that the shoot had to decide. This lost the Ivory Coast with 7:8.
Extended squad
(Updated: January 29, 2014 Source: www.transfermarkt.de )
Well-known former players
- Bonaventure Kalou, World Cup qualifiers in 2006, currently at RC Lens
- Laurent Pokou, former Africa Cup scorer (2008 by Samuel Eto'o replaced ), active in the 60s and 70s
- Yousouf Falikou Fofana, played in the 90s, inter alia, for the AS Monaco, there was nicknamed "The Black Diamond of Monaco ".
- Abdoulaye Traoré, former top scorer of the national team
- Jean -Jacques Tizié, World Cup qualifiers in 2006, currently at Africa Sports National
- Cyril Domoraud, World Cup 2006 participants, 48 international caps and professional stations such as Inter Milan, AS Monaco and Olympique Marseille
- Alain Gouaméné, former most capped player of Ivory Coast
Coach of the Ivorian national team
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Participation in major tournaments
Participation in World Cup Soccer Championships
Participation in the African Cup of Nations
African Nations Cup
- 2009: Preliminary Round ( host )
- 2011: Preliminary
- 2014: not qualified