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The Ivory Coast take a step closer to World Cup qualification

7 September 2008 19:41

Egypt defender Wael Gomaa Kamel Elhawty (L) and Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba (R) jump for the ball during the 2008 African Cup of Nations semifinal match between Egypt and Ivory Coast

Popular African side Ivory Coast took another step towards qualification for the World Cup in South Africa in 2010 when they drew 1 – 1 with Mozambique in the capital city of Maputo in Mozambique earlier today.

Going into halftime at 0 – 0 Ivory Coast’s striker Bakary Kone gave the West Africans the lead shortly after the break.

This lead was short lived however when four minutes later Miro equalised.

The Ivory Coast remains unbeaten and with the return of Chelsea’s striker Didier Drogba qualification appears imminent.

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Mozambique

L D L W W

1 - 1

Côte d'Ivoire

D L W W W

Competition

Half-time: 0 - 0
Full-time: 1 - 1

Venue: Estádio da Machava (Matola)
Attendance: 35000

Goals

	0 - 1	48' B. Koné
Miró 56'	1 - 1

Lineups

Player	Bookings
Kapango
Mano
Miró	56'
Dário Khan
Fanuel
Simão Junior
Genito	60'
Dominguês
Hagi
Dário
Tico-Tico
Coach: M. Nooij

Player	Bookings
B. Barry
K. Touré
G. Demel
A. Boka
E. Eboué
E. Faé	49'
D. Zokora	82'
Y. Touré
B. Koné	48'
B. Sanogo
S. Kalou
Coach: V. Halilhodžić

Substitutes

Player	Bookings
Danito for Hagi 86'
Nito for Tico-Tico 90'
Binó
Carlitos
Mexer
Nelinho
Whiskey

Player	Bookings
K. Akalé for S. Kalou 82'
S. Tiéné for B. Koné 84'
K. Coulibaly for Y. Touré 88'
A. Zogbo
G. Yapi Yapo
M. Zoro
S. Cissé

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