Ivory Coast

The Gaffer says

“Right, listen son, Ivory Coast got proper quality going forward, won the AFCON on home soil so they ain't mugs — that's a quarter-final ceiling, easy. But my honest worry, mate? They bottle the big away days, defence goes to pieces under pressure. Gut tells me group stage and home on the early flight. Verdict: Flatter to deceive, nailed on.”

After they went out

“Called it the moment Norway drew them, lads, and you all said I'd lost the plot.”