Ivory Coast and Greece arrive in Fortaleza with both sides having an opportunity to advance into the knockout stages (4pm ET/1pm PT kickoff). Ivory Coast comes into the match after losing a close affair with Colombia 2-1 and defeating Japan in comeback fashion by the same scoreline. Greece has had a disappointing campaign so far. […]

For the first half of the match, the Colombia and Ivory Coast players not on the field were just as important as the players on the field. Colombia played a bit of “route 1” football even though Radamel Falcao is a spectator for this tournament. Had he been fully fit you might’ve expected Colombia to […]

We kick off Group C today at Noon ET/9am PT with Ivory Coast taking on Colombia Where to watch – Here's the schedule for TV viewers in the United States. English language: ESPN and WatchESPN Spanish language: Univision, Univision Deportes Network and Univision online Portuguese language: ESPN Deportes Referee – Howard Webb (England) Starting lineups –  Colombia: Ospina, Zapata, […]

The Ivory Coast's 2-1 victory against Japan has the team edging closer to the second round for the first time in their World Cup history but Les Elephants should look towards Colombia with caution. Attacking with too much emphasis could cause goals from Columbia's James Rodriguez, Juan Guillermo Cuadrado and Victor Ibarbo. Teofilo Gutierrez will […]

Japan and Côte d’Ivoire met in a rainy Recife for the fourth and final match of the day on June 14th in both team’s Group C opener. Despite the 97% humidity both teams showed energy in the attack to begin the game and Japan took an early lead in the 16th minute with a powerful shot […]

The opening round Group C match between the Ivory Coast and Japan is a very difficult match to predict as both teams are loaded with question marks. Is this going to be the Japanese team that beat Belgium and held the Netherlands to a draw? Or is this the Japanese team that lost to Belarus? […]

Ivory Coast Head Coach Sabri Lamouchi has selected his 23-man squad for World Cup 2014 that is filled with experience. "I've known a few difficult moments in my two years as national coach of the Ivory Coast, like when I was appointed, the criticism, the pressure to get results etc. But today has been by far […]

African role model and world-class footballer Didier Drogba stars in a new beer commercial, where he's seen dribbling around the world, taking the road less traveled to reach his destination. The TV commercial, which is for Windhoek Lager, reinforces what many of us have learned through the years. Didier Drogba is man of immense influence […]

Photos of Ivory Coast's home and away shirts for World Cup 2014 have been leaked on the Internet. Ivory Coast, aka Cote D'Ivoire, will be wearing Puma in Brazil 2014. The home shirt is orange, while the away shirt is green. If you look closely, you'll see some tribal designs along the shoulders, but overall […]

Who will be the next team in Africa to join Nigeria in next summer's World Cup? After Nigeria's victory earlier today against Ethiopia, an even bigger match is set for today with two African giants — Senegal and Ivory Coast — battling it out to see who will stay home and who will go to […]