Ivory Coast Schedule for FIFA World Cup 2026: How to Watch, History & Record
Ivory Coast national football team is back at the World Cup for the first time in 12 years. The Elephants missed the 2018 and 2022 tournaments but return to the global stage with one of their most talented squads in years.
They won the Africa Cup of Nations on home soil in a dramatic run, replacing their coach mid-tournament before beating Nigeria national football team 2 1 in the final. At the 2025 AFCON in Morocco, they reached the quarter-finals before losing 3 2 to Egypt national football team in January 2026.
They qualified for the World Cup by topping CAF Group F ahead of Gabon national football team. Now they face Group E alongside Germany national football team, Ecuador national football team and Curaçao. Getting out of the group for the first time ever is the goal.
Ivory Coast World Cup 2026 Schedule (Local Time)
Ivory Coast runs on Greenwich Mean Time, also written as GMT or UTC+0. The country does not observe Daylight Saving Time. During the summer World Cup, the US East Coast uses EDT which is UTC−4. So every ET kickoff is 4 hours behind local time in Abidjan.
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCAL TIME (GMT) | US TIME (ET) | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, June 14 | Ecuador | 11:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia |
| Saturday, June 20 | Germany | 8:00 PM | 4:00 PM | BMO Field, Toronto, Canada |
| Thursday, June 25 | Curaçao | 8:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia |
The top two teams in Group E advance automatically. The eight best third-place finishers across all 12 groups also move through to the Round of 32.
How to Watch the World Cup 2026 in Ivory Coast
New World TV holds the exclusive broadcast rights for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Ivory Coast. All coverage is in French. The deal was confirmed in summer 2025 and covers all matches on a pay-TV basis.
New World TV is available across Francophone West Africa. Fans need a subscription to access live matches.
RTI is the national public broadcaster. New World TV is required to sub-license 34 matches for free-to-air broadcast across eligible African markets, including Ivory Coast. Check rti.info for confirmed free match listings as the tournament gets closer.
Canal+ Africa also operates in Ivory Coast. Check their local package for any World Cup coverage they carry alongside New World TV.
FIFA+ at fifa.com is free for everyone worldwide and streams highlights and replays for all 104 matches.
Live Streaming Options for Ivory Coast Fans
| Platform | Language | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| New World TV App | French | Subscription required | Exclusive live rights in Ivory Coast |
| FIFA+ | Multiple | Free | Highlights and replays globally |
| RTI.ci | French | Free | Check for free-to-air sub-licensed matches |
| Canal+ Africa App | French | Subscription required | Check local package |
Fans with a VPN can also access BBC iPlayer from the UK or 6play from France. Both carry the tournament in English and French at no extra cost for account holders in those countries.
