FIFA World Cup 2010 - North Korea vs Ivory Coast Live Stream

Friday, June 25, 2010 10:00 AM EDT / 14:00 GMT
Group G - North Korea vs Ivory Coast
Mbombela Stadium Nelspruit

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UPDATE: Ivory Coast beats North Korea 3-0, fails to advance

GAME RECAP

Ivory Coast bowed out of the World Cup in style.

Needing an offensive show and a little bit of luck to make the second round, the Elephants got the offense but not the luck.

Yaya Toure, Koffi Romaric N’Dri and Salomon Kalou each scored Friday in a 3-0 win over North Korea, thrilling a pro-Ivory Coast crowd.

The only problem was that the Ivorians needed Portugal to lose to Brazil, then had to make up a nine-goal difference with the Portuguese to have a chance of moving on.

And Portugal tied Group G winner Brazil 0-0 to advance.

“Our World Cup is over today,” Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba said. “But I think we can be proud of what we did against Portugal and against Brazil — even if we lost—and today.

“It was difficult for us to go through, and I think the FIFA rankings have been respected,” Drogba said. “We are disappointed, but at the same time we cannot be too disappointed when we’re in a group like this.”

Earlier in group play, Ivory Coast tied Portugal 0-0 and lost to Brazil 3-1.

North Korea lost all three of its matches, giving up 12 goals and scoring just one in its first World Cup appearance since 1966. The team from the isolated, communist regime was a tournament curiosity, and never proved to be anything more.

The Koreans put up their best effort in a 2-1 loss to Brazil, then were routed by Portugal 7-0 and beaten soundly by the more physical Ivorians.

Ivory Coast attacked all day, outshooting the Koreans 28-9.

“I think the players were very, very good,” Ivory Coast coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said. “It’s a pity we have to leave, because this team is getting better and better every session. But that’s life. We’re out. We have to accept that.”

Ghana is the only one of six African teams in the World Cup to advance to the round of 16.

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