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Group G – Game 1

Ivory Coast vs. Portugal

ESPN – 10:00 AM ET

Ivory Coast:

After the draw into Group G, Ivory Coast were staring a tough road right in the eyes. Many consider Group G “The Group Of Death” and many couldn’t decide who would advance alongside Brazil. Ivory Coast were looking very strong coming into the tournament, fielding one of the best players in the world in the form of Chelsea front man, Didier Drogba. Going by the nickname, Les Elephants the team from the host continent were looked upon as the most likely to perform well in 2010. Ivory Coast won their qualifying group without losing a single game. They play fast, aggressive, attacking soccer and they’re really a joy to watch. But, an injury to Drogba during a friendly against Japan a few weeks ago has many doubting this Ivory Coast team and can change the run of form they’ve been having.

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