FIFA officially confirms that Côte d’Ivoire (the “Elephants”) has the youngest squad at the 2026 World Cup. Multiple Nigerian outlets report that FIFA makes the announcement on its official World Cup X account, presenting Côte d’Ivoire as the tournament’s youngest team. In the posts, FIFA highlights the squad’s average age as 25.8. The outlets describe the announcement as part of FIFA’s pre- or early-tournament spotlight on participating teams, and note that Côte d’Ivoire is preparing for its World Cup matches around the time of the disclosure. While the articles focus mainly on the age-related statistic, they consistently cite the same FIFA attribution and the same figure for average age. No other squad rankings or additional comparative data are included in the provided accounts. Overall, the reports agree that FIFA has formally named Côte d’Ivoire as the youngest squad at the 2026 World Cup, based on an average player age of 25.8.