Uruguay vs Ivory Coast Prediction & Picks - International Friendlies

Prediction published on 3/25/24, 3:28 PM  by Drew Williamson | Modified on 3/25/24 at 5:30 PM in Soccer Picks

Uruguay–ranked 11th in the world in the FIFA rankings–will take on 39th-ranked Cote d'Ivoire. This latter team is still a force to be reckoned with, seeing that Cote d’Ivoire hosted the recent Africa Cup of Nations, also emerging as champions with a 2-1 win over Nigeria on February 11. This friendly will take place on Tuesday, March 26 at 8:30pm at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, France. Uruguay’s national team, La Celeste, has not lost in their last five games and are looking to be in top form. Uruguay Head Coach Marcelo Bielsa's side was held to a 1-1 draw by the Basque Country on Saturday... A draw that follows 3 unquestioned victories in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Brazil (2-0), Argentina (2-0) and Bolivia (3-0). Cote d'Ivoire was held to a 2-2 draw by Benin in a friendly this past weekend. The Elephants have suffered 2 defeats in their last 7 outings, against Nigeria (0-1) and Equatorial Guinea (0-4) at the start of the Africa Cup of Nations, coming very close to elimination from Africa's last major competition, before coming back to win it all.