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- Ronaldo feels frustration
Cristiano Ronaldo cut a frustrated figure after being denied by the woodwork and picking up a booking in Portugal's stalemate against the Ivory Coast.
The 25-year-old, who has not scored for his country in 16 months, crashed a long-range effort against the post with 11 minutes gone shortly after being cautioned. R View more »- Ronaldo denied in Ivory Coast draw
Cristiano Ronaldo was denied by the woodwork as Portugal and Ivory Coast had to make do with a point apiece from a goalless draw in Port Elizabeth.
The Portuguese skipper, who has not scored an international goal in 16 months, rattled a post with a blistering early strike, but that was as close as his side came to View more »- Half Time: Cote d'Ivoire 0-0 Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo Threatens In Quiet Opening Half
One of the glamour ties of the group stage is scoreless at the interval...
Portugal and the Didier Drogba-less Cote d'Ivoire played out a dull first half as their World Cup Group G encounter remained scoreless at half time in Port Elizabeth.A continent held its breath and then received the unfortunate but admittedly View more »- Didier Drogba On The Bench For Ivory Coast's World Cup 2010 Clash With Portugal
Arm break keeps Chelsea man on the bench
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has lost his fitness race to start in the Ivory Coast World Cup 2010 opener against Portugal after breaking his arm.
The 32-year picked up the knock to his right arm in a pre-tournament friendly against Japan and has been given special dispensat View more »- Ivory Coast vs Portugal - Toure: We can win without Drogba
- Ivory Coast defender Kolo Toure has told his team-mates to believe they can make an impact at the World Cup even without Didier Drogba. The Ivorians were rocked in the run-up to the finals when the Chelsea striker broke a bone in his forearm, and although he is expected to be able to play some part in the tournament, View more »
- Toure takes aim at Portugal
Ivory Coast defender Kolo Toure is relishing the chance to upset Portugal in his side's first Group G game.
The teams meet in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday afternoon, and Toure is looking forward to the challenge of trying to dent the World Cup hopes of Cristiano Ronaldo and his team-mates.
He said: "Knowing that w View more »- Eriksson expects England to shine
Sven-Goran Eriksson believes England can win the World Cup despite the setback of losing captain Rio Ferdinand.
The Ivory Coast manager has his own problems with Didier Drogba undergoing an operation after breaking an arm but he is still hopeful his side can set up a potential semi-final with England.
Eriksson View more »- Nothing changes for Queiroz
Carlos Queiroz insists he will not change his game-plan for Portugal's World Cup opener despite the likely absence of Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba.
The forward underwent an operation on Friday for a fractured arm and, although the Ivory Coast are refusing to rule him out of the tournament, he is almost certai View more »- Drogba suffered a injury
Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba, right, is tackled by Japan's defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka, left, during an international friendly test game between the national soccer teams of Ivory Coast and Japan at the Stade de Tourbillon in Sion, Switzerland, Friday, June 4, 2010. Ivory Coast will play in group G and Japan View more »- Cote D'Ivoire Beat Japan 2-0 In Friendly Win
Captain limps off pitch as concerns grow over suspected elbow fracture injury...
Cote D'Ivoire beat Japan 2-0 in a pre-World Cup warm up match on Friday in Sion, Switzerland. But coach Sven-Goran Eriksson will see the result as a loss after losing captain Didier Drogba to a suspected fractured elbow.
It was Drogba View more »
