{"id":250049,"date":"2026-06-25T21:51:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/where-the-fk-is-he-are-you-stupid-fans-furious-as-cote-divoire-star-absent-from-xi-to-take-on-curacao-in-fifa-world-cup-clash\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T21:51:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:51:56","slug":"where-the-fk-is-he-are-you-stupid-fans-furious-as-cote-divoire-star-absent-from-xi-to-take-on-curacao-in-fifa-world-cup-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/where-the-fk-is-he-are-you-stupid-fans-furious-as-cote-divoire-star-absent-from-xi-to-take-on-curacao-in-fifa-world-cup-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Where the f**k is he?&#8221;, &#8220;Are you stupid?&#8221; &#8211; Fans furious as Cote d&#8217;Ivoire star absent from XI to take on Curacao in FIFA World Cup clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5183910\" data-slug-id=\"2799889\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fans reacted to the absence of midfielder Christ Oulai in Cote d&#8217;Ivoire&#8217;s starting XI against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/curacao-football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Curacao<\/a> in their final 2026 FIFA World Cup group match in Philadelphia on Thursday (June 25).<\/p>\n<p>Oulai, 20, started the 2-1 loss to Germany on matchday two, where he won two tackles and made as many clearances, having come off the bench in the 1-0 campaign-opening win over Ecuador.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>However, the midfielder doesn&#8217;t find a place in the starting XI as Emerse Fae&#8217;s side look to seal their knockouts place without depending on results elsewhere, which hasn&#8217;t impressed fans:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Where is oulai\ud83e\udd14,&#8221; one tweeted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Where the f**k is Oulai????,&#8221; another commented.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Where is oulai? are you stupid?,&#8221; one posted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I wish Oulai had been in the starting lineup,&#8221; another posted (as translated from French).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The 20-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/trabzonspor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Trabzonspor<\/a> midfielder is yet to record a goal contribution for  The Elephants in 11 games since his debut in a 1-0 friendly defeat to Saudi Arabia in November.<\/p>\n<p>While Oulai wasn&#8217;t involved in the FIFA World Cup qualifying cmapaign, he played four games at AFCON 2025, where Fae&#8217;s side lost 2-1 to Egypt in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>&#8220;It came down to small details&#8221; &#8211; How Cote d&#8217;Ivoire head coach dissected 2026 FIFA World Cup defeat to Germany<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1263\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/19582-17824147515782-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/19582-17824147515782-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/19582-17824147515782-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/19582-17824147515782-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/19582-17824147515782-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/19582-17824147515782-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/19582-17824147515782-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/19582-17824147515782-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/19582-17824147515782-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Curacao vs Cote D&amp;#039;Ivoire: Group E - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Source: Getty\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/06\/19582-17824147515782-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201263%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Curacao vs Cote D&#8217;Ivoire: Group E &#8211; FIFA World Cup 2026 &#8211; Source: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/cote-divoire-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Cote d&#8217;Ivoire<\/a> head coach Emerse Fae rued his side&#8217;s inability to capitalise on their opportunities in the 2026 FIFA World Cup defeat to four-time champions Germany last week.<\/p>\n<p>Franck Kessie&#8217;s first-half opener had given The Elephants a half-time lead, but a double by substitute Denis Undav gave Germany a come-from-behind victory, sealing their place in the knockouts.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We knew it was going to be a high-level match, with both teams fighting for top spot,&#8221; Fae said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cafonline.com\/fifa-world-cup\/news\/fae-rues-missed-opportunities-as-cote-d-ivoire-but-shifts-focus-to-final-group-match\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Cafonline<\/a>). &#8220;We scored first and had a strong spell at the start of the second half, but unfortunately we couldn&#8217;t get the second goal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Germany are a great football nation, and they came back to win the match in the end. It is disappointing for us, but we lost with honour. We played a good game, and it came down to small details. 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