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Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast
Also known as Côte d'Ivoire, or Les Éléphants (The Elephants), they played their first international match against Dahomey on 13th April 1960 and emerged 3 – 2 winners.

They lifted the 1992 African Cup of Nations, beating Ghana in a penalty shootout in the final. Other notable performances include two quarter-final appearances in 1998 and 2010.

The 2012 African Cup of Nations will be their 19th appearance in the competition, a long way since their first appearance in 1965, when they were eliminated in the group stages.
Vital Stats:
Top Scorer: Didier Drogba (50)
Most Player Appearances: Didier Zokora (93)
Biggest Wins: 1. Côte d'Ivoire 6 – 0 Mali [Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 13 Mar 1985] 2. Côte d'Ivoire 6 – 0 Botswana [Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 11 Oct 1992] 3. Côte d'Ivoire 6 – 0 Niger [Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 15 Jul 2000] 4. Côte d'Ivoire 6 – 0 Madagascar [Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 1 Jul 2011]
Biggest Defeat: 1. Côte d'Ivoire 2 – 6 Ghana [Côte d'Ivoire; 2 May 1971] 2. Malawi 5 – 1 Côte d'Ivoire [Malawi; 6 Jul 1974]
No. of Appearances: 19 [1st in 1965]
Best result: Winners, 1992

Sunday 12th February 2012

Zambia0-0Ivory Coast
    • Mulenga 68:21
      • Drogba 69:56 Missed
      • Tiote 62:14
      • Bamba 65:11

        Wednesday 8th February 2012

        Mali0-1Ivory Coast
          • Berthe 6:03
          • Keita 6:06
          • Diakite 88:52
            • Gervinho 44:49
            • Tiote 82:51
            • Tiene 90:00(3:04)

              Saturday 4th February 2012

              Ivory Coast3-0Equatorial Guinea
              • Drogba 35:27
              • Drogba 68:44
              • Toure Yaya 80:46
                    • Juvenal 80:01

                      Monday 30th January 2012

                      Ivory Coast2-0Angola
                      • Eboue 32:59
                      • Bony 63:35
                      • Lolo 56:29
                      • Keita 90:00(3:52)
                          • Macanga 21:19
                          • Dani Massunguna 69:25

                            Thursday 26th January 2012

                            Ivory Coast2-0Burkina Faso
                            • Kalou 15:44
                            • Kone 81:53
                            • Tiene 27:56
                            • Kalou 39:44
                            • Zokora 56:20
                            • Tiote 76:57
                                • Kabore 32:01

                                  Sunday 22nd January 2012

                                  Ivory Coast1-0Sudan
                                  • Drogba 38:54
                                  • Gosso 89:09
                                      • Abdullah 14:10
                                      • Yousif 82:45
                                         
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                                        Group G

                                        PldWDLGFGAGDPts
                                        1Brazil32105237
                                        2Portugal31207075
                                        3Ivory Coast31114314
                                        4Korea DPR3003112-110
                                         
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