France 1-2 Ivory Coast Player Ratings: Rayan Cherki 8.0/10 Stunning Goal Not Enough as Ivory Coast Stun France in World Cup Warm-Up Upset

Didier Deschamps and France could not have asked for a more unwelcome pre-World Cup message than the one delivered by the Ivory Coast national football team at a stunned Stade de la Beaujoire. With Les Bleus heading into their opener against Senegal in just 12 days, this was supposed to be a confidence-building exercise, and Cherki's stunning 45th-minute strike suggested the evening would unfold exactly as planned.

The second half told an entirely different story. Emerse Fae's well-organised, counter-attacking Ivory Coast side refused to accept the script and delivered two goals, Guela Doue's composed equaliser in the 53rd minute and Amad's breathtaking late winner in the 84th, that will send genuine ripples of concern through the France national football team's camp ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Deschamps made wholesale half-time changes that disrupted France's rhythm considerably, yet the manner in which the Ivory Coast exploited the spaces left behind raised legitimate questions about defensive organisation and concentration in the final third, areas that cannot afford to be tested so generously against Senegal in Toronto. It was Cherki who lit up the first half most brightly, his performance and goal a genuine statement of intent for a player desperate to nail down a starting spot. Here are Sportsdunia's France vs Ivory Coast player ratings.

France National Football Team Player Ratings vs Ivory Coast

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Ivory Coast National Football Team Player Ratings vs France

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