Ivory Coast team for 2010 FIFA world cup:
Nickname: Elephants
Coach: Sven Goran Eriksson
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FIFA Ranking: 27
Squad rating: 6/10
Group G: Ivory Coast, Brazil, Portugal and North Korea
Predictions: Ivory Coast is a good team but it is in Group of death. It needs to defeat Portugal which is difficult but possible. It may face Spain in last 16. Just like Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal, Drogba is carrying hopes of Ivory Coast on his shoulders.
World cup history: This is second world cup for African giant. It exited from group stage in 2006.
2010 World cup Squad:
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Goalkeepers: |
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1. Boubacar Barry |
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2. Aristides Zogbo |
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3. Daniel Yeboah |
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Defenders: |
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1. Emmanuel Eboue |
| 343 | Arsenal |
2. Souleyman Bamba |
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3. Kolo Toure |
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4. Arthur Boka |
| 561 | Stuttgart |
5. Guy Demel |
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6. Steve Gohouri |
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7. Siaka Tiene |
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8. Benjamin Brou Angoua |
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Midfielders: |
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1. Yaya Toure |
| 85 | Barcelona |
2. Didier Zokora |
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3. Abdelkader Keita |
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4. Gervais Yao Kouassi |
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5. Jean-Jacques Gosso Gosso |
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6. Emmanuel Kone |
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7. Christian Koffi Ndri |
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8. Cheik Ismael Tiote |
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Forwards: |
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| 3 | Chelsea |
2. Salomon Kalou |
| 1015 | Chelsea |
3. Seydou Doumbia |
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4. Aruna Dindane |
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Qualification: Ivory Coast is unbeaten in African world cup qualifying rounds.
Warm-up games:
1. March 3: Lost to South Korea
2. May 30: Drew with Paraguay (2-2).
3. June 4: Defeated Japan (0-2)
Schedule of Ivory Coast games at World cup:
1. June 15: Vs Portugal at Nelson Mandela Bay stadium – most crucial match.
2. June 20: Vs Brazil at Soccer City stadium
3. June 25: Vs North Korea at Mbombela stadium
Last 16 round: June 29: Vs Brazil at Green Point stadium (prediction)
