FOOTYBOT
Matchday

Int. Friendly Games 2026 · 4 Jun 2026

France 1–2 Côte d'Ivoire

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 24% · Standout: Bradley Barcola scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Elye Wahi

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for May 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.5 – 1.0
Actual xG
–
Goals
1 – 2

Footybot made France favourites at 50%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Michael Olise, 92.9 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: Maghnes Akliouche +31.5, Lucas Digne +30.4, Kylian Mbappé +29.2.

Well below it: Mike Maignan −11.3, Ghislain Konan −8.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

France

29 Mar 2026W 3–1at Colombia International Friendlies
26 Mar 2026W 2–1at Brazil International Friendlies
16 Nov 2025W 3–1at Azerbaijan World Cup Qualification UEFA
13 Nov 2025W 4–0v Ukraine World Cup Qualification UEFA
13 Oct 2025D 2–2at Iceland World Cup Qualification UEFA

Côte d'Ivoire

31 Mar 2026W 1–0at Scotland International Friendlies
28 Mar 2026W 4–0at South Korea International Friendlies
10 Jan 2026L 2–3at Egypt Africa Cup of Nations
6 Jan 2026W 3–0v Burkina Faso Africa Cup of Nations
31 Dec 2025W 3–2at Gabon Africa Cup of Nations

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

France

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Bradley Barcola Forward100–100.0–
Michael Olise Midfielder4500–92.9+24.4
Maghnes Akliouche Midfielder4500–88.1+31.5
Kylian Mbappé Forward4500–87.8+29.2
Manu Koné Midfielder2300–79.8–
Lucas Digne Defender4500–79.1+30.4
Dayot Upamecano Defender4500–77.0+16.1
Aurélien Tchouaméni Midfielder4500–73.1+16.7
Jean-Philippe Mateta Forward4500–65.2+15.3
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder4500–65.2+15.2
Rayan Cherki Midfielder7810–62.3+0.9
Jules Koundé Defender6600–61.5+3.3
Marcus Thuram Forward8900–54.0−0.4
Maxence Lacroix Defender4500–50.0−3.1
Ibrahima Konaté Defender6701–49.7−4.3
Lucas Hernández Defender2300–48.3–
Theo Hernández Defender4500–47.4+4.6
Malo Gusto Defender2400–45.3–
Adrien Rabiot Midfielder6700–45.0−2.1
Mike Maignan Goalkeeper9000–39.3−11.3
Warren Zaïre-Emery Midfielder1200–31.6–

Côte d'Ivoire

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ange-Yoan Bonny Forward2200–76.7–
Guéla Doué Defender9011–72.6+14.0
Seko Fofana Midfielder6800–71.6+16.7
Simon Adingra Midfielder4500–69.6+14.2
Yan Diomande Forward6700–69.2+16.3
Christ Inao Oulaï Midfielder2200–65.3–
Emmanuel Agbadou Defender9000–64.7+14.3
Nicolas Pépé Forward4501–62.1+2.6
Christopher Operi Defender2200–61.3–
Ousmane Diomande Defender1500–59.7–
Yahia Fofana Goalkeeper9000–59.1+10.4
Oumar Diakité Forward4500–53.3+6.7
Wilfried Singo Defender7500–48.9−7.3
Bazoumana Touré Midfielder2300–48.9–
Franck Kessié Midfielder6800–48.3+3.3
Amad Diallo Midfielder4510–48.2−2.6
Ibrahim Sangaré Midfielder2300–47.1–
Elye Wahi Forward6700–43.5−4.0
Ghislain Konan Defender6800–36.7−8.5