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The Ivory Coast national football team played its first international match on the 13th of April 1960 in Madagascar. They defeated Dahomey, now known as Benin, with a score of 3 to 2.
Ivory Coast claimed their first major trophy at the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations held in Senegal. The championship match against Ghana ended 11 to 10 in favor of Ivory Coast after a penalty shoot-out.
The team secured qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in October 2005, marking their first appearance at the tournament. Didier Drogba scored the nation's first-ever World Cup goal during a 2 to 1 loss to Argentina.
From 1964 to 2020, the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium served as the primary home venue for the national team in Abidjan. It held up to 50,000 spectators before the Alassane Ouattara Stadium opened in 2020 with a seating capacity of 60,000 fans.
Didier Zokora holds the record for most appearances with 123 caps between 2000 and 2014. He also scored 12 goals during his international career while playing for the national side.