2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Match 21 Group C Colombia Vs Ivory Coast Thursday June 19,2014

 

  Colombia Vs Ivory Coast at Estadio Nacional, Brasilia

Manager
Sabri Lamouchi(Ivory Coast)
Jose Pekerman(Colombia)

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• This is the first time the sides have met.
• Colombia coach Jose Pekerman guided Argentina to a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast at the 2006 World Cup.

Colombia

• Colombia's 3-0 win against Greece was their biggest at a World Cup.
• Los Cafeteros have never gone unbeaten in back-to-back World Cup matches and have never won more than one game at any edition of the tournament.
• They are unbeaten in their last eight games (W4, D4) since losing 2-0 in Uruguay on 10 September 2013.
• If they avoid defeat it will be their longest undefeated streak since a nine-match run between 2007 and 2008.
• Against the Greeks, Juan Cuadrado became the first Colombian to provide two assists in a World Cup match since 1962.
• James Rodriguez has now scored three times in his last three international games.
• Rodriguez had more touches (90) than any other player in the game against Greece.
• Captain Mario Yepes will win his 100th cap.

Ivory Coast

• Two of Ivory Coast's three wins at the World Cup have come after conceding the opening goal (3-2 v Serbia and Montenegro in 2006 and 2-1 v Japan in 2014).
• Seven of their 11 goals at the World Cup have been scored in the final half hour of matches.
• They have only failed to score once in their seven World Cup games (0-0 v Portugal in 2010).
• However, they have netted the opening goal only once (in a 3-0 victory against North Korea in 2010).
• Ivory Coast have gone almost a year without keeping a clean sheet. In their most recent eight games, both sides have scored. 

Colombia beats Ivory Coast  2-1
Goal Scorers
For Colombia -James Rodriguez(64)and Juan Quintero (70)

For Ivory Coast - Gervinho(74)

James Rodriguez and substitute Juan Quintero deservedly ensured the South Americans secured their second consecutive win, outplaying an Ivory Coast side whose big-name players Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba and Wilfried Bony disappointed.
Colombia top Group C with six points and will win it with a draw against Japan in their final match on Tuesday June 24,2014