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2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™12 June - 13 July

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Arena PernambucoRecife (BRA)
14 Jun 2014 - 22:00 Local time
First stage - Group C
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'IvoireCIV
Japan
JapanJPN
Full-time
FT
2-1

Overview

Match summary

Elephant charge flattens Japan

Elephant charge flattens Japan

Two goals in two second-half minutes saw Côte d'Ivoire overturn an early deficit and open their 2014 FIFA World Cup™ account with a 2-1 win over Asian champions Japan.
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Match Highlights

Quotes

"For us it was really important to start well this tournament. The players are very happy with the victory, but we are not yet qualified," Sabri Lamouchi, Côte d’Ivoire coach.
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23:5214 Jun 2014
The final whistle sounds.
23:4814 Jun 2014
90'+DROGBA (Ivory Coast) commits a foul.
23:4714 Jun 2014
90'+YA KONAN (Ivory Coast) swings in the corner.
23:4714 Jun 2014
90'+YA KONAN (Ivory Coast) swings in the corner.
23:4614 Jun 2014
90'YA KONAN (Ivory Coast) takes a corner kick.
23:4514 Jun 2014
89'KAWASHIMA (Japan) blocks the shot.
23:4514 Jun 2014
89'KALOU (Ivory Coast) sees his effort hit the target.
23:4414 Jun 2014
88'ENDO (Japan) is penalised after committing a foul.
23:4314 Jun 2014
87'ENDO (Japan) takes a corner kick.
23:4214 Jun 2014
86' KAKITANI (in) comes off the bench to replace KAGAWA (out) (Japan)
23:4214 Jun 2014
86'GERVINHO (Ivory Coast) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
23:4114 Jun 2014
85'YA KONAN (Ivory Coast) takes a corner kick.
23:4114 Jun 2014
85'DROGBA (Ivory Coast) sees an effort go off target.
23:4014 Jun 2014
84'NAGATOMO (Japan) concedes a free-kick following a challenge on DROGBA (Ivory Coast).
23:3814 Jun 2014
82'DROGBA (Ivory Coast) commits a foul.

Man of the Match

TOURE YAYA
Côte d'IvoireCIV
Midfielder

Line-ups

Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'IvoireCIV
Japan
JapanJPN
1
BARRY COPA
(GK)
1
KAWASHIMA
(GK)
3
BOKA
75'
2
UCHIDA
5
ZOKORA
4
HONDA
8
KALOU
5
NAGATOMO
9
TIOTE
6
MORISHIGE
10
GERVINHO
9
OKAZAKI
12
B. WILFRIED
78'
10
KAGAWA
86'
17
S. AURIER
16
YAMAGUCHI
19
TOURE YAYA
(C)
17
HASEBE
(C) 54'
20
SEREY DIE
62'
18
OSAKO
67'
22
BAMBA
22
YOSHIDA
SubstitutesSubstitutes
16
GBOHOUO
(GK)
12
NISHIKAWA
(GK)
23
M. SAYOUBA
(GK)
23
GONDA
(GK)
2
VIERA
3
G. SAKAI
4
T. KOLO
7
ENDO
54'
6
BOLLY
8
KIYOTAKE
7
AKPA JD
11
KAKITANI
86'
11
DROGBA
62'
13
OKUBO
67'
13
YA KONAN
78'
14
AOYAMA
14
DIOMANDE
15
KONNO
15
GRADEL
19
INOHA
18
DJAKPA
75'
20
SAITO
21
SIO
21
H. SAKAI
CoachCoach
Sabri LAMOUCHI (FRA)Alberto ZACCHERONI (ITA)

Match Facts

Recife

Recife
Recife is the capital of the state of Pernambuco, in the north-east of Brazil, and the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area - a conurbation of another 13 cities, including Olinda, with a population of 3.7 million.

Arena Pernambuco

A general outside view of the Arena Pernambuco
  • Stadium nameArena Pernambuco
  • CityRecife
  • Year constructed2014
  • Overall capacity42610

Weather

  • Rain
  • 26° CTemperature
  • 10 m/sWind
  • 77 %Humidity

Officials

  • Referee: Enrique OSSES
    Chile
    ChileCHI
  • Assistant Referee 1: Carlos ASTROZA (CHI)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Sergio ROMAN (CHI)
  • Fourth official: Néant ALIOUM (CMR)

Groups

Group C
TeamsTeamsTeamsMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
Colombia
Colombia
COL
33009279
Greece
Greece
GRE
311124-24
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
CIV
310245-13
Japan
Japan
JPN
301226-41

Official Documents