Canada and Cote d'Ivoire will square off in the 2025 Canadian Shield on Tuesday (June 10th). The game will be played at BMO Field.
The home side will be looking to build on the 4-2 victory they registered over Ukraine in the same friendly tournament over the weekend. They were three goals up at the break thanks to Jonathan David's hat-trick. Tajon Buchanan made it 4-0 with nine minutes left on the clock while Ilya Zabarnyi and Oleksandr Zinchenko scored late consolation strikes.
Cote d'Ivoire, meanwhile, suffered a 1-0 defeat to New Zealand. St. Polten forward Elijah Just broke the deadlock in the 41st minute and his goal proved to be the difference between the two sides.
Canada vs Cote d'Ivoire Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two nations.
- Canada have lost just one of their last eight games (six wins).
- Six of Cote d'Ivoire's last seven games have seen one side fail to find the back of the net, with five games in this run producing less than three goals.
- Five of Canada's last seven games have produced three goals or more.
- Six of Cote d'Ivoire's last seven friendlies have seen both sides find the back of the net.
- Five of Cote d'Ivoire's last six games, including each of the last four, have witnessed more goals scored in the first half than the second.
- Canada form guide: W-W-L-W-W Cote d'Ivoire form guide: L-W-W-W-W
Canada vs Cote d'Ivoire Prediction
Canada ended the CONCACAF Nations League in third spot as they continue preparations for co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup. They will hope to get a victory here in their final preparatory game before hosting Honduras in the 2025 Gold Cup, which they will be co-hosting with the United States.
Cote d'Ivoire are flying high in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and hold the cards in their quest to book their spot in the World Cup for the fourth time and first time since 2018. The defending African champions saw their four-game winning run end with their defeat to New Zealand and are the underdogs in this game.
We are backing the home side to claim a narrow victory with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Canada 2-1 Cote d'Ivoire
Canada vs Cote d'Ivoire Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Canada to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals