Côte d’Ivoire against Côte d’Ivoire. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Côte d’Ivoire · 2010s · LM
Four minutes into stoppage time against Algeria on 1 February 2015, he took Junior Tallo's pass and finished for 3-1, and three days later he scored again as Côte d'Ivoire beat DR Congo to reach the final. That tournament ended with the Africa Cup of Nations title, and four years earlier he had helped Lille to the first Ligue 1 and Coupe de France double in the club's history. Career record: 88 caps and 23 goals for Côte d’Ivoire; club career at Lille OSC, AS Roma, Parma Calcio 1913.
Côte d’Ivoire · 2015–23 · RB
Côte d'Ivoire had used all five substitutes when their goalkeeper went down in the last seconds against Sierra Leone on 16 January 2022, so Aurier pulled on the gloves and finished the game between the posts. He won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015 and again in 2023, made the 2015 team of the tournament, and took two Ligue 1 titles with Paris Saint-Germain plus three Coupes de France, captaining his country from 2017. Career record: 60 caps and 2 goals for Côte d’Ivoire; club career at R.C. Lens, Toulouse, Tottenham Hotspur.
The almanac puts Gervinho ahead by 2 rating points, 86 against 84.
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