14 June 2014
22:00




Ivory Coast v Japan




Arena Pernambuco, Recife


Group C

Drogba and co to win this one....

Japan will be tough to beat though. It will be a great game. 3am German time. I'll be staying up for it.

Group C

Ivory Coast v Japan

Ivory Coast 2.60 Draw 3.10 Japan 2.70


http://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/soccer/international-soccer/world-cup-matches?is_ajax=0&is_future_outrights=1&ev_oc_grp_id=1789

Japan game crucial for Ivory Coast
2014-06-11 08:29

Cape Town - As Ivory Coast are prepping to open their World Cup campaign against Japan on Saturday June 14 in Brazil, the Elephants’ winger Gervinho has claimed that a victory over the Samurai Blue would be crucial to the Ivorians’ success in the tournament.

Ivory Coast are yet to pick a win in a World Cup opener since they first qualified in 2006 in Germany, where they lost their first group match 2-1 to Argentina, and played a goalless draw against Portugal in their 2010 World Cup opener.

“In a competition, winning your first match is very important. It provides the required confidence to continue,” Gervinho said on Tuesday.

“We are conscious of this fact and will strive to overcome Japan in order to confidently take on the other two members of Group C, Colombia and Greece, who are also not easy sides,” the Roma player said.

After two weeks of groundwork in Dallas, Texas, the Ivorian team traveled to Brazil last Thursday with some worries about the injury situation of midfield powerhouse Yaya Toure, who did not play their warm up matches against Bosnia and Salvador.

Coach Sabri Lamouchi remains unsure whether the Manchester City star will feature against Japan. But the team’s medical staff say Toure is recovering nicely from a thigh injury and could come in as substitute against the Asians at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife on Saturday.
http://www.sport24.co.za/Soccer/WorldCup/Japan-game-crucial-for-Ivory-Coast-20140611

Mouthwatering clash to be honest. African flair vs Asian precision. Toure will run riot but Kagawa knows what to do. Hopefully Hannover right back Sakai starts instead of Uchida as he is much better going forward. Such a shame it is on at 3am German time but what can you do?

Could go either way. Gong to say an entertaining 2-2 draw.

Can anyone explain why this game is kicking off at the 10pm local time? (Recife is on the Eastern tip of Brazil)

Ok, it caters for Japan's population of 127 million people, but shouldnt the games go from East to West in a way to accommodate for Brazil's 3 time zones?

The Japanese are not so lucky on games 2 and 3, 7am local time kick off and 5am kick off for game 3

Korea has not been accomodated as much, although it is still 7, 5 and 4am kickoffs for their games

Edited by condemned666: 15/6/2014 09:41:23 AM

Japan 3-1.

-PB

4-2 victory for Japan.

Great goal by Honda!

Japan 1-0

sHonda what a cracker. This is going to be a epic game. The crowd atmosphere with the drum and the Japanese fans best so far.

Brilliant goal to Honda. IC keeper looked like he was taking a shit in the goal mouth rather than focusing on the play. The shot was from at least 16 yards to his near post and he didn't even move

It was

Australia will be puckering their asses for Asian Cup lol.

-PB

I've already preordered bulk lube to distribute to everyone

I so wish we were in this group.

Dat music and horns.

-PB

Pirates vs Beluga Burgers :lol:

-PB

Didn't even know this was on.

Kawashima doing very well.

-PB

uwotm8

-PB

Really enjoying the game. Honda is on fire, wonderful player.

Someone has been fucking Bolton's eyeball.

That was a Zadkoshit shot..oh right he signed for Perth.

Cote D'Ivoire have woken up, but need to score

Should've been a penalty.

Japan playing a very Italian style game.

Come on Japan.

You're better than this.

Heeeeeeeeere's Drogba

GOAL 1-1

Great cross and header

in

Good.

We might see Japan actually play now.

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OMG

2-1 Ivory Coast

Thats what you get when you play negatively.

Japan should be more proactive like they normally are.

Amazing 2-1. Always problem with Japan they show teams to much respect.

Lol missed both goals.

Lol at gervinho's head bandana designed to be his cure for baldness :lol:

Drogba coming on was a +10 morale booster

-PB

Just like what the bandana has done to gervinho's self esteem :lol:

I really don't get the Japan love on these forums, thought they were thoroughly outplayed. Their half time lead was undeserved, thanks to the brilliance of Honda against the run of play.

They couldn't even beat the struggling Holger-led Australia in the qualifiers.

Haven't seen someone drop two on Japan so quickly since 1945.

Couldn't believe how disappointing Japan were, excluding Honda's goal and some of his other early forays. If Kagawa is semi-injured he shouldn't be playing. Totally invisible. Elephants great value for the win, just need to take their opportunities a bit better.

As Les Gock said, I wish we had this group.
I thought it was a poor game to be truthfull and Kagawa had a game to forget.
Did I hear the commentry right, their coach has not coached before now, used to be in media but applied for the job and got it? Very strange if it's true.

The Honda goal was great
Jap Goal keeper was worst then Ryan really should of saved the second
Cô where the better team and there aerial dominace had Jap beaten 9/10

Japan deserved to lose but they aren't out of the world cup yet, Korea is probably Asias only hope of making it to the round of 16 left...

Japan were unusually terrible in this game. They didn't play their usual proactive game.

This is true.

And all Zaccharoni's fault. 100%

He has taken a team that was playing a wonderful one touch short passing game with plenty of movement off the ball to a static one camped in its own half relying on long ball counters and crosses against opponents who are taller and stronger.

Zaccahrini has panicked after them not winning a game in the Confed Cup due to defensive lapses and just plain bad luck and thrown out their entire game.

Endo on the bench FFS!

How an Italian coach can get it so wrong tactically is beyond me. I think he is coaching his last two games.