Ivory Coast are expected to do well at the World Cup in Germany

Ivory Coast will play Switzerland, Chile and Slovenia in friendlies before the World Cup in June.

The African Nations Cup runners-up will play fellow World Cup finalists Switzerland in Basle on 27 May, the Ivorian Football Federation said on Thursday.

They'll then move to France where they meet Chile in Vittel on 30 May and Slovenia at Evry-Bondoufle in the Paris region on 4 June.

The federation said the Elephants squad would depart for Germany on June 9, a day before they play Argentina in their Group C opening match in Hamburg.