Group E
Ivory Coast
- Manager
- Emerse Faé
- Squad
- 26 players
- Announced
- May 15
Tournament projection
- Advance
- 83.9%
- Round of 16
- 34.3%
- Quarter-final
- 11.1%
- Semi-final
- 4.0%
- Final
- 1.4%
- Champion
- 0.4%
Market champion price 0.4% · model edge +0.1%.
Scouting report
updated 2026-06-04A hugely disciplined 4-4-2 with exceptional wide men and elite defensive numbers — 10 cleansheets in 10. Group E will be so tight.
Style · Disciplined 4-4-2 — exceptional wide men in 1v1s and scoring, crosses into the box, counter-attacking at pace.
Counter-reliance ·highCounter-attacking at pace off a disciplined base
Strengths
- +Disciplined defence — 10 cleansheets in 10
- +Exceptional wide men in 1v1s who also score
- +2 cleansheets on the last-break (countering at pace)
Key players
- Yan Diomande · 19yo LWPace, dribbling & skill — 20 goal involvements at Leipzig, 56 chances created, 118 successful dribbles (61%)
- Tactics
- Defend with real discipline, then break at pace through outstanding wide players who both create and finish. Tough to beat and dangerous in transition.
Sources: John Walker (@johnwalker_1986) — pre-tournament tactical scouting, May–Jun 2026
Group fixtures
Squad
Goalkeepers
- Yahia FofanaRizespor
- Mohamed KonéCharleroi
- Alban LafontPanathinaikos
Defenders
- Emmanuel AgbadouBeşiktaş
- Clément AkpaAJ Auxerre
- Ousmane DiomandeSporting CP
- Guela DouéStrasbourg
- Ghislain KonanGil Vicente
- Odilon KossounouAtalanta
- Evan NdickaAS Roma
- Wilfried SingoGalatasaray
Midfielders
- Seko FofanaPorto
- Parfait GuiagonCharleroi
- Franck KessiéAl Ahli
- Christ Inao OulaïTrabzonspor
- Ibrahim SangaréNottingham Forest
- Jean Michaël SeriNK Maribor
Forwards
- Simon AdingraAS Monaco
- Ange-Yoan BonnyInternazionale
- Amad DialloManchester United
- Oumar DiakitéCercle Brugge
- Yan DiomandeRB Leipzig
- Evann GuessandAston Villa
- Nicolas PépéVillarreal
- Bazoumana TouréHoffenheim
- Elye WahiNice