Matchday Thread | GROUP C

God they're wasting so many chances! If Colombia had those chances, It would be a different scoreline!

 

Colombia's strikers are a cut above the rest of the group and some way beyond.

Surely Drogba now?

 

Seems like a stealth-bomber shaped moth with feathered wings, some kind of super-hybrid weaponized spectator!

 

Drogba coming on.

 

Equalizer!

 

Finally Bony actually takes of of his numerous chances.

 

IC finally score deserved goal

 

Gervinho!

 

Lol

 

Another header! Although I think that this was a goalkeeper issue...

 

IC can build on the lead once Japan starts leaving more space

 

Honda looks gassed. He conceded possession far too easily leading to that first goal. Japan was too content with that one goal lead.

 

and Gervinho with another glancing header, quite a turnaround here since Drogba entered the game, a moral boost if anything else, although he had a great run immediately.

 

Kawashima, Japan's goalkeeper will be mightily disappointed, BUT, Ivory Coast deserve it.

 

This I like; it makes Group C even more interesting~

 

The japanese players complicate so much.

 

Côte d'Ivoire fan enjoying the goal:

 

Such a stinker CIV was putting together before Drogba came on. Too many back passes, poor movement and noone, and I mean noone wanted to shoot anywhere near the box. Amazing what happens when the talisman is on.

 

It almost seemed to remind the rest of the team that the objective is to play the ball into the box and try to score. Amazing how that run changed the mindset of the team. He's the leader.

Feels like they're falling back to sleep again though...

 

Well said.

 

why is everyone saying IC ? don't you guys know that FIFA have warned anyone who calls them that instead of Côte d'Ivoire , you don't want to get sued too do you ?

but seriously is calling them Ivory coast instead of Côte d'Ivoire is an insult or something ? have no idea why FIFA issued that warning

 

I was all for taking Bony off at that point too...

 

Because it's simpler and easier to remember/write?

 

Actually it is. They've long since established that they do not want to be represented by the Anglicized name. They're a French speaking country, they have that right. Japan is actually Nippon or Nihon, but they accept a name that was given by outsiders.

 

Côte d'Ivoire plays a very direct football, no wonder they can* score by headers with players like Drogba and Bony, you just need to know how to cross.