2026 World Cup: Emerse Faé sets an impressive record with Côte d'Ivoire

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·16 October 2025

2026 World Cup: Emerse Faé sets an impressive record with Côte d'Ivoire

Before him, only three tacticians had achieved World Cup qualification with the team. Frenchman Henri Michel was the architect of the historic qualification alongside Didier Drogba and company in 2006. Swiss-Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic secured a second consecutive ticket three years later, before another Frenchman, Sabri Lamouchi, clinched a third straight appearance in 2013.