| Nickname(s) | Les Éléphants (The Elephants) |
|---|---|
| Association | Fédération Ivoirienne de Football |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
The Ivorian national under-21 football team represents Côte d'Ivoire in international under-21 tournaments.
Nicknamed Les Petit Éléphants (The Small Elephants" in English), the under-23 national team's first appearance on the world stage was in 2003 at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship; they reached Round of 16 before being ousted by the United States.
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Toulon Tournament (first title)
The Toulon Tournament (officially the Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon or "Toulon Hopefuls' Tournament")is a football tournament which traditionally features invited national teams composed of under-21 players.
This was only Ivory Coast's 2nd appearance and they still performed well. The results are below.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | –9 | 0 |
All times local (CEST)
| 2010-05-18 18:30 CEST |
Côte d'Ivoire | 3 – 0 | Japan | Stade du Ray, Nice Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark) |
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| Boli 2' Déblé 26' (pen.) Sagbo 65' |
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| 2010-05-18 20:45 CEST |
France | 2 – 0 | Colombia | Stade du Ray, Nice Referee: Maksim Layushkin (Russia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schneiderlin 33' Kitambala 44' |
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| 2010-05-20 18:00 CEST |
Colombia | 0 – 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | Stade Perruc, Hyères Referee: Khamis Al-Mari (Qatar) |
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| Report | Goua Gohou 62', 66' |
| 2010-05-20 20:00 CEST |
France | 4 – 1 | Japan | Stade Perruc, Hyères Referee: Jorge Osorio Reyes (Chile) |
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| Bourgeois 6' Gueye 33' (pen.) Butin 70' Brahimi 72' |
Report | Suganuma 17' |
| 2010-05-22 19:00 CEST |
Japan | 0 – 3 | Colombia | Le Grand Stade, Le Lavandou Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark) |
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| Report | Calle 13' Cardona 33' Muriel 35' |
| 2010-05-22 19:00 CEST |
Côte d'Ivoire | 1 – 2 | France | Stade de Lattre, Aubagne Referee: Jorge Osorio Reyes (Chile) |
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| Saré 54' | Report | Nestor 46' Dossevi 60' |
| May 25, 2010 18:30 CEST |
Chile | 0 – 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | Stade Mayol, Toulon Referee: Maksim Layushkin (Russia) |
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| Report | Sagbo 65' Déblé 80+3' |
| May 25, 2010 21:00 CEST |
France | 2 – 3 | Denmark | Stade Mayol, Toulon Referee: Abdel Ismail (Jordan) |
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| Butin 29' Kitambala 68' |
Report | Koné 24' (o.g.) Bille 48', 73' |
| May 27, 2010 21:00 CEST |
Côte d'Ivoire | 3 – 2 | Denmark | Stade Mayol, Toulon Referee: Jorge Osorio Reyes (Chile) |
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| Ouedraogo 19' Gohou 39' Sio 74' |
Report | Nielsen 46' Mortensen 80' |
Ivory Coast- qualified for the 2008 Olympics. This African team representing Africa at the 2006 FIFA World Championships in Germany. It is one of the best teams in Africa. "We are one of the few African countries to have an organized youth league. Great players have always come out of the Ivory Coast; I'm thinking of Laurent Pokou in the 1970s; and Youssou Fofana in the 1980s. But now the footballing infrastructure is much better and so many youngsters are getting the right coaching", said Henri Michel (former coach of the Côte d'Ivoire national soccer team). Ivory Coast won the African Cup of Nations in 1992. Ivory Coast went far in the 2008 Olympics but stumbled at the last hurdle by losing to Nigeria 2-0 in quarter finals.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| Serbia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
| 2008-08-07 19:45 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 1 – 2 | Argentina | Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai Attendance: 43,266 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
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| Cissé 53' | (Report) | Messi 43' Acosta 86' |
| 2008-08-10 19:45 |
Serbia | 2 – 4 | Côte d'Ivoire | Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai Attendance: 38,320 Referee: Roberto Moreno Salazar (Panama) |
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| Mrdaković 16' Rakić 90' |
(Report) | Cissé 3' Rajković 24' (o.g.) Kalou 70' Gervinho 90+3' |
| 2008-08-13 19:45 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 1 – 0 | Australia | Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin Attendance: 50,437 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States) |
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| Kalou 81' | (Report) |
| 2008-08-16 21:00 |
Nigeria | 2 – 0 | Côte d'Ivoire | Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao Attendance: 28,944 Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran) |
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| Odemwingie 44' Obinna 82' (pen.) |
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Head coach: Co Adriaanse
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