Ivory Coast vs Portugal (Group G - Tuesday - 3:00pm - RTE/ITV)

Peyton Manning

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FIFA World Cup 2010
Port Elizabeth Stadium
Tuesday 15th June
Kick Off: 3:00pm

GLaDOS

Big game in the group, battling for 2nd imo. Probably be quite tentitive like the other opening games and end up a draw.

Of course now that I've said it I'll be wrong...

_Bella_

Cant wait for this match, its the most exciting so far. I'm hoping the Ivory Coast will get it!

Frisbee

Been looking forward to this one. Don't think it will be as tentative as the other games as both teams know that realistically they need a win here to progress from the group.

Portugal win in a 3-2 thriller with at least one red card

Dont be at yourself

Frisbee wrote: »

Been looking forward to this one. Don't think it will be as tentative as the other games as both teams know that realistically they need a win here to progress from the group.

Portugal win in a 3-2 thriller with at least one red card

Not sure about that. Both sides would probably be happy enough with the draw, and hoping they can improve their goal-difference against Brazil and North Korea. A loss will all but eliminate either team, but a draw leaves it very much achievable for both.

steelcityblues

Queiroz clearly does not command the same respect that Scolari did. The 'Golden Generation' has ended and some people forget that.

There is no reason why the Ivory Coast (even minus Drogba) , with all their big league experience, can not win this one!

Hope they do!

dreamers75

Boubacar Barry Eduardo
Kolo Touré Miguel
Emmanuel Eboué Ricardo Carvalho
Arthur Boka Bruno Alves
Siaka Tiéné Duda
Yaya Touré Raul Meireles
Didier Zokora Miguel Veloso
Gervinho Simao
Romaric Deco
Cheik Tioté Cristiano Ronaldo
Didier Drogba Hugo Almeida



teams, Zokora Romaric and Toure :eek:

Anyone know these normally play 433?


EDIT Livescore lied

mathie

Backed Ivory Coast at 5/2

That_Guy

Expecting a fast paced game here. 2-1 to Ivory Coast with the winning goal coming from a penalty. You've heard it here first.

RichTea

Drogba's on the bench.

TanG411

I expect it to be an exciting game, though no goals.

With Portugal's performance before the World Cup, I just can't see them scoring.

cruiserweight

Ivory Coast

B. Copa
E. Eboué
K. Touré
S. Tiéné
G. Demel
Y. Touré
D. Zokora
C. Tioté
S. Kalou
A. Dindane
Gervinho

Portugal

Eduardo
Paulo Ferreira
R. Carvalho
Bruno Alves
F. Coentrão
P. Mendes
Raul Meireles
Deco
Cristiano Ronaldo
Danny
Liedson

redout

Not expecting this to be a great game.

Watched the Ivory Coast at the Cup of Nations and they were useless.

Portugals best days are long behind them also.

No Drogba really has taken the interest out of this.

That_Guy

redout wrote: »

Not expecting this to be a great game.

Watched the Ivory Coast at the Cup of Nations and they were useless.

Portugals best days are long behind them also.

No Drogba really has taken the interest out of this.

He's on the bench. Really wouldn't be expecting him to feature though tbh.

Daemos

Been looking forward to this one, certainly the best opening match on paper. Hoping for a thriller, I think there will be at least three goals

dreamers75

redout wrote: »

Portugals best days are long behind them also.

So life savings on them winning it ?

redout

Its the black Ireland :pac:

steelcityblues

That Portugese anthem is always stirring!

patmac

Could be the game of the round, which wouldn't be hard in what's been a very boring tourney so far.

A Primal Nut

Was Ronaldo asleep during the anthems? Looked like the keeper gave him a shrug to wake him up at the end. Probably trying to steal the attention as usual.

Edit: Didn't take him long to hit the floor either. Twice already. That was some display to get Zokora booked (deserved but still). On the positive side, looks like he's up for it.

Peyton Manning

That's how much of a global superstar that man is.

Ronaldo > Vuvuzelas

Spud83

Archimedes wrote: »

That's how much of a global superstar that man is.

Ronaldo > Vuvuzelas

why?

I can't watch with sound.

redout

8.5 for technique :pac:

Oat23

Diving little cúnt. Dangerous tackle if it made contact.

Peyton Manning

Spud83 wrote: »

why?

I can't watch with sound.

For the first time in the tournament, you could hear the crowd cheer above the vuvuzel's when he got the ball.

Paul Tergat

So close, quality from Ronaldo!

Spud83

Said it yesterday this ball is made for Ronaldo.

s_carnage

Ronaldo so unlucky there. Great shot of the post

Peyton Manning

What strike, screamer off the post!

Aidric

What a strike!

Mars Bar

Ooohh, that would have been a great goal!

Mars Bar

Spud83 wrote: »

Said it yesterday this ball is made for Ronaldo.

That's what I was thinking. If anyone knows how to make a ball dip quickly, it's him.

s_carnage

Spud83 wrote: »

Said it yesterday this ball is made for Ronaldo.

So far it is looking that way. Even his free that hit the wall was one of the only ones that wasn't gng 40 yards up in the air

recylingbin

s_carnage wrote: »

So far it is looking that way. Even his free that hit the wall was one of the only ones that wasn't gng 40 yards up in the air

Unfortunately, like 98% of his freekicks, it hit the wall.

pickarooney

I keep hearing 'T&A' for that CIV defender.

SlickRic

why does Ronaldo have to be so hateable?

i'd love to adore the guy, because we all should. he and Messi are miles ahead of anyone else in the world.

Spud83

recylingbin wrote: »

Unfortunately, like 98% of his freekicks, it hit the wall.

LOL, I did also say that he may knock out someone standing in a wall.

cm2000

thank god, two teams getting the ball down and trying to play attacking football.

Spud83

How that wasn't a free kick I don't know. Ronaldos reputation getting the better of him.

A Primal Nut

Bit harsh on Ronaldo - should have been a free kick - and apart from verbal abuse at Demel didn't do much else.

Paul Tergat

The ref wasnt booking Ronaldo for the dive there. The Ivorians seem to want to wind him up which could backfire. Im sure Ronaldo was shouting **** off at Demel there

T-b0n3

Seems a bit harsh to book the both of them. I reckon a ticking off would have been enough.

Oat23

Take him out Demel you looper.

s_carnage

Looked a lot moe clear cut than the previous one. Will have to be careful now with going down to easy.

Spud83

p_larkin99 wrote: »

The ref wasnt booking Ronaldo for the dive there. The Ivorians seem to want to wind him up which could backfire. Im sure Ronaldo was shouting **** off at Demel there

Yeah I get that. It should have been a free kick and thats it. Ref makes the wrong call and we end up with two players booked because of it.

T-b0n3

s_carnage wrote: »

Looked a lot moe clear cut than the previous one. Will have to be careful now with going down to easy.

Yea Ronaldo will have to be careful. But so will the two Ivorian defenders both on yellows with ~70mins left to play and the likes of Ronaldo running at them!

redout

Spud83 wrote: »

Yeah I get that. It should have been a free kick and thats it. Ref makes the wrong call and we end up with two players booked because of it.

Karma - Ronaldo dived like a couple of mins in and won a free.

No sympathy.

Paul Tergat

Spud83 wrote: »

Yeah I get that. It should have been a free kick and thats it. Ref makes the wrong call and we end up with two players booked because of it.

Oh aye your right, it was a free kick but as said im sure his reputation there didnt help him. Hope the ref isnt too card happy as its shaping up to be a nice game and would hate for a red card to be the decisive factor.

Spud83

redout wrote: »

Karma - Ronaldo dived like a couple of mins in and won a free.

No sympathy.

Didn't see it, but its still the ref getting the calls wrong.

Paul Tergat

Carvalho really is dirt. Proper old fashioned centre back who loves to have a kick

Pepe LeFrits

This ref is hopeless.