Ivory Coast coach Sven Goran-Eriksson named his 30-man provisional World Cup squad today, but there were no real surprises in the roster.
Premier League top scorer Didier Drogba leads at the front of the pack, with the rest of the talented side virtually picking themselves after a good season for many of the Elephants at club level.
Ivory Coast have been drawn in World Cup Group G, alongside Brazil, Portugal and North Korea – in a section which many consider to be the group of death at this year’s event.
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Premier League top scorer Didier Drogba leads at the front of the pack, with the rest of the talented side virtually picking themselves after a good season for many of the Elephants at club level.
Ivory Coast have been drawn in World Cup Group G, alongside Brazil, Portugal and North Korea – in a section which many consider to be the group of death at this year’s event.
| Goalkeepers | - | |
| Boubacar Barry | Lokeren (BEL) | |
| Vincent Angban | Asec Mimosas | |
| Daniel Yeboah | Asec Mimosas | |
| Aristide Zogbo | Maccabi Netanya (ISR) | |
| Souleymene Bamba | Hibernian (SCO) | |
| Defenders | - | |
| Arthur Boka | Stuttgart (GER) | |
| Emmanuel Eboue | Arsenal (ENG) | |
| Abdoulaye Meite | West Brom (ENG) | |
| Siaka Tiene | Valenciennes (FRA) | |
| Benjamin Angoua | Valenciennes (FRA) | |
| Kolo Toure | Manchester City (ENG) | |
| Steve Gohouri | Wigan (ENG) | |
| Midfielders | - | |
| Emerse Fae | Nice (FRA) | |
| Guy Demel | Hamburg (GER) | |
| Romaric N’Dri Koffi | Sevilla (SPA) | |
| Didier Zokora | Sevilla (SPA) | |
| Cheick Tiote | FC Twente (NED) | |
| Yaya Toure | Barcelona (ESP) | |
| Gilles Yapi Yapo | Young Boys (SUI) | |
| Kanga Akale | Lens (FRA) | |
| Jean-Jacques Gosso | Monaco (FRA) | |
| Emmanuel Kone | International Curtea Arges (ROU) | |
| Forwards | - | |
| Aruna Dinande | Lens (FRA) | |
| Seydou Doumbia | Young Boys (SUI) | |
| Didier Drogba | Chelsea (ENG) | |
| Salomon Kalou | Chelsea (ENG) | |
| Kader Keita | Galatasaray (TUR) | |
| Bakari Kone | Marseille (FRA) | |
| Gervinho | Lille (FRA) | |
| Lacina Traore | CFR Cluj (ROU) |
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