France stunned by Ivory Coast in World Cup warmup, Spain held by Iraq

NANTES, France (AP) — Guéla Doué scored a goal and set up the winning strike as Ivory Coast surprised France — and Doué's brother in the French dugout — with a 2-1 victory in a World Cup warmup match Thursday.

Amad Diallo’s late winner gives Ivory Coast the upset 1-2 win over Mbappe’s France ahead of the 2026 World Cup!

France was at home and started winning the game, but then Ivory Coast proved to be too resilient and ended up coming back to win this pre-2026 World Cup international friendly!

What the Flip?: Irish Pub Reverses Flags to Back Ivory Coast in World Cup

An Irish pub in Edinburgh says it has entered its “Ivory Coast era”, and is flipping around its tricolor flags to match those of the African nation, and back them in the World Cup instead of the Boys

Ivory Coast sees strong exports of cocoa main crop as El Nino looms over output

Ivory Coast has sold ‌about 1 million metric tons of cocoa in export contracts for the 2026-27 main crop, but has started to slow sales due to concerns about the impact of a looming El Nino weather pattern on output,

Ivory Coast's Yan Diomande not chasing comparisons to Michael Olise as FIFA World Cup looms

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