Current FIFA World Ranking: 16th
FIFA Trigram: CIV
2010 World Cup Qualifying: Finished 1st in CAF Group E (5-0-1; 19 GF, 4 GA)
World Cup Finals Appearances: 2 – 2006 (19th), 2010
Record vs. USA: 0-1-0
Head Coach: Vahid Halilhodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Championship Honors: African Cup of Nations (1992)
Leading World Cup Qualifying Scorer: Didier Drogba (6)
Key Players: Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Kolo Touré (Manchester City), Yaya Touré (Barcelona), Didier Zakora (Sevilla)
Language: French
Relative newcomers to the international scene, The Elephants qualified for their second consecutive World Cup by overpowering Group E … Cote d'Ivoire had the highest point total (16), most goals scored (19), and best goal differential (+15) in CAF World Cup qualifying … Big things will be expected in 2010 from one of the continent's emerging powers … Faced the U.S. in the King Fahd Cup in 1992, where the United States won 5-2 to earn third place in the tournament … Team rallied around its fans after a wall collapse instigated a stampede which killed 22 people and injured hundreds more on March 29 before a match against Malawi
