The national team of Côte d'Ivoire reached the playoffs of the World Cup for the first time

The national team of Ivory Coast at the Philadelphia Stadium in the USA. A 2-0 win thanks to a brace from Nicolas Pepe saw Emers Fae's side finish the 2026 World Cup group stage second in Group E. If Norway fail to beat France, it will be Stole Solbakken's side who will face the Ivorians in the last 16 play-off, while the winner of that pairing will later face either Brazil or Netherlands/Japan/Sweden. It should be noted that the national team of Ivory Coast has overcome the group stage of the World Cup for the first time. Previously, she finished third in her quartets three times in a row (2006-2014).