Ivory Coast

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Ivory Coast's 2-1 victory over France on Thursday was only a friendly win against a much-changed Bleus side, sure, but was there enough evidence to suggest the Elephants can be real FIFA World Cup threats?

Manchester United forward Amad scored a late winner to give Ivory Coast a shock 2-1 victory over a much-changed France in their World Cup warmup match in Nantes.

Gab & Juls debate how Ivory Coast will set up at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande has said "it would be a pleasure" to play in France, adding that Paris Saint-Germain are a team he has loved since he was "little" amid interest from Liverpool.

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Ivory Coast wonderkid Yan Diomande is not chasing comparisons with Michael Olise or anyone else, with the youngster insisting he's focusing only on himself as his first FIFA World Cup approaches.