France 1-2 Côte d'Ivoire in the International Friendly Games at Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes (37,473 capacity).

France won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–W–D), scoring 14 and conceding 5.

Côte d'Ivoire won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–W), scoring 13 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 3 times: France 1 win, Côte d'Ivoire 1, 1 draw.