Ivory Coast go into the World Cup as one of the best outsiders in the World Cup Odds. They will be playing in their own continent and that is a big advantage.
Ivory Coast do have some World Cup experience to call upon and most of their players are used to be playing in the Champions League so they won't freeze on the biggest stage of all.
Ivory Coast face a very tough task finishing ahead of Brazil in their group but should be well capable of finishing above Portugal who have not veen at the best in the past couple of years.
A similar bet to the above but it also covers Ivory Coast winning the group. If Ivory Coast were to get a draw against Brazil then it could end up coming down to goal difference.
Portugal were underrated for many years but after some good years they have become a feared nation, especially with Cristiano Ronaldo in their team. They were very poor in qualifying though and it could be best to trust the flair of Ivory Coast, who should be advantaged playing in Africa.
Ivory Coast are very well fancied for the World Cup but the problem is they will more than likely finish second in their group and that should mean a second round match against tournament favourites Spain and that could mean the end of the World Cup for Ivory Coast.
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| Date | Team | Scores | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/06/08 | Ivory Coast | 1 - 0 | Mozambique |
| 08/06/08 | Madagascar | 0 - 0 | Ivory Coast |
| 14/06/08 | Botswana | 1 - 1 | Ivory Coast |
| 22/06/08 | Ivory Coast | 4 -0 | Botswana |
| 07/09/08 | Mozambique | 1 - 1 | Ivory Coast |
| 11/10/08 | Ivory Coast | 3 - 0 | Madagascar |
| 29/03/09 | Ivory Coast | 5 - 0 | Malawi |
| 07/06/09 | Guinea | 1 - 2 | Ivory Coast |
| 20/06/09 | Burkina Faso | 2 - 3 | Ivory Coast |
| 05/09/09 | Ivory Coast | 5 - 0 | Burkina Faso |
| 10/10/09 | Malawi | 1 - 1 | Ivory Coast |
| 14/11/09 | Ivory Coast | 3 - 0 | Guinea |
Ivory Coast managed to remain unbeaten in their World Cup qualifying campaign and they may be able to transfer that unbeatable form to the group stage of the World Cup.
| Goalkeepers | Boubacar Barry (Lokeren), Aristides Zogbo (Maccabi Netanya), Daniel Yeboah (ASEC Abidjan) |
| Defenders | Souleymane Bamba (Hibernian), Arthur Boka (VfB Stuttgart), Guy Demel (Hamburg SV), Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal), Steve Gohouri (Wigan Athletic), Siaka Tiene (Valenciennes), Kolo Toure (Manchester City), Benjamin Brou Angoua (Valenciennes) |
| Midfielders | Jean-Jacques Gosso Gosso (Monaco), Abdelkader Keita (Galatasaray), Emmanuel Kone (International Curtea Arges), Gervais Yao Kouassi (Lille), Christian Koffi Ndri (Sevilla), Cheik Ismael Tiote (Twente Enschede), Yaya Toure (Barcelona), Didier Zokora (Sevilla) |
| Forwards | Aruna Dindane (Lekhwiya), Seydou Doumbia (Young Boys Berne), Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Salomon Kalou (Chelsea) |
| Year | Stage of Exit |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Eliminated on at Group stage |
| 2002 | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Did not qualify |
| 1994 | Did not qualify |
| 1990 | Did not qualify |
Ivory Coast World Cup odds should be backed and then when they reach the quarter finals they should be a much shorter price and you can lay off your bet on Betfair. If you are not so confident about their chances lay off once they have qualified from the Group stage..
Winner: 100pts; Runner-up: 75pts; Lose Semi-Final: 50pts, Lose Quarter-Final: 25pts; Last 16: 10pts; Others: 0pts.
We are predicting Ivory Coast will surprise a few at the World Cup, including Sporting Index and you should buy Ivory Coast in the outright tournament index.