Like Scotland, 'Les Elephants' are preparing to return to the World Cup after a hiatus – in their case since 2014. Qualification was secured in some style, unbeaten without conceding a goal, though they had to wait until the final group game against Kenya to confirm their place at football's top table with a 3-0 win to finish a point ahead of Gabon. What was notable from that game – aside from yet another clean sheet – was that there were four different scorers – a trend that continues from their qualification campaign when their top scorer, Seko Fofana, notched just three but no fewer than eight players scored two, with six more grabbing one. So there are goals from all over this team. Add that to a miserly defence and you have a pretty good recipe for success and they will hope, again like Scotland, that they can progress beyond the group stage for the first time this summer.

Source: BBC March 30, 2026 16:33 UTC