Our prediction for this match:
Uruguay
Match Time & Date:
26/03/2024
20:30
Prediction: 1-1
Ivory Coast
Following a 1-1 draw with Basque Country, Uruguay will look to record their first win of the year when they face Ivory Coast at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in yet another friendly game. La Celeste have been producing fine displays in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, but it is more than obvious than boss Marcelo Bielsa is using March friendlies to test as many players as possible. All Olivera, Nandez, Ugarte, and Vinas are pushing for a start.
The Elephants, on the other hand, played out a 2-2 draw with Benin on Saturday. As Willy Boly limped off with injury at the weekend, Emmanuel Agbadou is likely to step up, while Borussia Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller has been ruled out with injury. Anyhow, the share of spoils is on the cards in Lens as the two national teams seem to be evenly matched at the moment. Reims midfielder Oumar Diakite is widely expected to return to the Ivory Coast starting eleven after scoring as a substitute against Benin.
Highlighted Player (Ibrahim Sangaré):
Ibrahim Sangare is an Ivorian professional football player who plays for Toulouse in the first tier of French Football. Standing at 1.91m, the defensive midfielder is known for his "big presence" and " tackling."Sangare started his youth career with Ivorian clubs Tout Koumassi and AS Duenguele and spent a cumulative of five years with the clubs.
In 2016, he left Ivory Coast to join the French club Toulouse FC on an initial one year contract, which later extended to five years. After spending his first few months in the reserve team, Sangare broke into the first team set up as the season progressed. He made his professional debut on the 22nd of October, 2016, in Toulouse's 0-0 league draw with SCO Angers.
As of today, Sangare made 66 appearances for the club in all competitions. Born on the 2nd of December 1997, the 21-year-old has represented Ivory Coast at the under-23 level and the senior level, debuting for both in the year 2015.
Highlighted Team (Uruguay):
La Celeste are one of the most successful South American nations. Uruguay are frequently the champions of the continent having most recently won the tournament in 2011. They have won the Copa America a record 15 times including the first ever edition of the competition in 1916, while the team has also won FIFA World Cup in two occasions including the inaugural competition in 1930 when they defeated Argentina 4-2 in the final as hosts.
Their second World Cup title came in 1950 when Uruguay and Brazil played a legendary match which recorded a higher attendance than any other football match in the history of the game. Uruguay is the smallest country in the world to have won a World Cup by population, but La Celeste are proud of their football heritage which yielded some of the best footballers in the world over the course of history.
Most notable player of the current selection is Barcelona striker Luis Suarez, who is also the team’s top scorer with 45 goals to his name.
Arsenal 
Newcastle 
Eldense 
Valencia 
Athletic Bilbao 
Barcelona
Tottenham
Liverpool
Real Madrid 
Mallorca
Sheffield United 
Cardiff 
