Côte d'Ivoire vs Japan 02:00 RTE2/ITV

Washington Irving

Second game from group C after Colombia's 3-0 victory over Greece.

#CIV LINE-UP: Barry, Boka, Zokora, Kalou, Tiote, Gervinho, Bony, Aurier, Toure (c), Serey, Bamba

#JPN LINE-UP: Kawashima, Uchida, Honda, Nagatomo, Morishige, Okazaki, Kagawa, Yamaguchi, Hasebe (c), Osako, Yoshida

wonga77

Good luck, I am on me hole staying up for this one..

Nuri Sahin

Great match on paper, two very contrasting styles on show.

Passing of the torch with Bony getting the nod it seems.

Al_Coholic

going to record the game,watch it tomorrow morning without knowing the result,its just one game too much for me today.

Mantis Toboggan

Debating whether to stay up for this one!

Dapics

Still have some cans of dutch left.

Feck it, may as well watch this.

ArmaniJeanss

Fks sake, absolute shame on anyone who bails for sleep before a World Cup match.

Oat23

Okubo and Endo on the bench. Zaccheroni is high.

peabutler

I want Goals, Goals and more Goals

adamski8

Come on lads, sat night and world cup, i promise a goal fest

deisedude

Its the hour wait thats the killer. Beer one hand, coffee in the other!

DerekDGoldfish

I hope one team gets the knockout early don't want to miss the UFC at 3

adamski8

DerekDGoldfish wrote: »

I hope one team gets the knockout early don't want to miss the UFC at 3

Yeah this is a perfect night, 4 wc games and then ufc. Ive got last weeks to catch up on now too

DerekDGoldfish

adamski8 wrote: »

Yeah this is a perfect night, 4 wc games and then ufc. Ive got last weeks to catch up on now too

You better get on it only 45 mins before this game starts

And you thought there were some crazy officiating decisions in the world cup

Last week UFC spoiler.

Back to the match, I'm really looking forward to it don't get to see much of the African or Asian sides outside of the world cups but these are possibly the best positions of the two continents to progress in the tournament it will be interesting to see how they do against each other.

ben.schlomo

Working at 12 tomorrow, need to be up for ten and staying up for this, thank f*** Phil Neville isnt doing co-commentary or id be dead after ten minutes. Shame on anyone not staying up.

http://www.quickmeme.com/shame-on-you

dfx-

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

Fks sake, absolute shame on anyone who bails for sleep before a World Cup match.

Especially if you get a chance to see Confed Cup style Japan

fuzzydunlop85

No Drogba , raging ! Should be a great Match. Badly need a Ivory Coast win!

Will I Amnt

Think I'll have to record this, I'm losing a battle with my eyelids here.

GreNoLi

Hope Kagawa plays well.

Oat23

Will I Amnt wrote: »

Think I'll have to record this, I'm losing a battle with my eyelids here.

Coffee.

Dozen Wicked Words

If I can just get past this less than stellar panel on itv I'm looking forward to this game

adamski8

fuzzydunlop85 wrote: »

No Drogba , raging ! Should be a great Match. Badly need a Ivory Coast win!

I think it was well known he wouldn't be starting, heard it a week ago

Will I Amnt

Oat23 wrote: »

Coffee.

I had a Latte about half an hour ago, I don't even like coffee.
It's not doing the business anyway, I'd say amphetamines would struggle TBH.

Gbear

Anything involving Japan more or less guarantees goals.

Hotblack Desiato

Dunphy, there is a taxi outside RTE waiting to go to Lillie's Bordello, do us all a favour and get in it and never come back.

Lucas Hood

Itv haven't mentioned this game at all since the programme started.

fuzzydunlop85

adamski8 wrote: »

I think it was well known he wouldn't be starting, heard it a week ago

Missed that.Backed him first goal. Ah well on to ya ya now!

Mantis Toboggan

Fukit, I'm fcuked, I'm going to bed.

bad2dabone

This is going to be a 6 goal thriller

adamski8

Got over 3.5 goals at 11/4. Tbh we need the goals to keep us up

efb

In bed, tv on, if I fall asleep...

fuzzydunlop85

I'm predicting 3-2 Ivory Coast! Should be interesting to see how Japan cope with the physicality of the Ivory Coast.

bad2dabone

I'm fading like gervinhos hairline. But I'll stick a coffee on soon

Oat23

Everyone is like GOALS GOALS GOALS

It's going to be 0-0 or 1-0 now.

bad2dabone

All this rain is killing the hotties thread

Nuri Sahin

Should be a big Japanese crowd at the game.

edit -

Ravenid

Why is there a bullethole in the glass behind Glenn Hoddle in ITV's studio?

Not 100% on topic but its annoying me now.

fuzzydunlop85

No panel on rte ?

Dapics

4-2 to Ivory Coast.

DildoFaggins

The question is did Yaya Toure get his cake before Kick off?

Mr.Crinklewood

Heading to bed to listen to this on the radio, if it gets exciting I'll throw on RTE player

Dozen Wicked Words

Ravenid wrote: »

Why is there a bullethole in the glass behind Glenn Hoddle in ITV's studio?

Not 100% on topic but its annoying me now.

Trouble in Rio after opening game of tournament,stone hit the window

murpho999

So how many insomniacs are still here for this one?

Ivory Coast to win 4-1.

dfx-

Oat23 wrote: »

Everyone is like GOALS GOALS GOALS

It's going to be 0-0 or 1-0 now.

Japan v Cameroon in 2010 was an awful game..

adamski8

DildoFaggins wrote: »

The question is did Yaya Toure get his cake before Kick off?

I hope he gets his fathers day card today or he might quit the world cup

adamski8

dfx- wrote: »

Japan v Cameroon in 2010 was an awful game..

I think every game in 2010 was awful. Great games so far this wc

Angron

Hoping for a Japanese victory. I can see myself being let down but damn it I can dream!

Nuri Sahin

Japan 2-1

Corholio

Is anybody else finding out for the first time what these RTE commentators look like when they put up the little picture at the start of the games?

Never knew what Adrian Eames looked like before.

Dozen Wicked Words

Itv not bothered with a summariser?

Guy:Incognito

A minute in and I'm passed off with "cote d'ivoire". Are we only going native for ivory Coast? How come the rest are all given their English names?

Why not nippon for Japan?

Bloody ITV.