Africanii au crezut în şansa lor până la capăt. Sven Goran Eriksson, selecţionerul Coastei de Fildeş, a început partida cu trei vârfuri, iar tăvălugul „Elefanţilor” a început din prima secundă. După primele trei minute de joc, Myong Guk, portarul nord-coreenilor, a avut trei intervenţii salvatoare. În minutul 14, Yaya Toure a deschis scorul, suficient de devreme cât speranţa să rămână vie. Atacurile africanilor au continuat în valuri, iar Romaric a majorat diferenţa, după o bară a lui Drogba (min. 20).
Ameninţaţi cu munca într-o carieră de piatră după umilinţa cu Portugalia, asiaticii au „mâncat” pământul şi au reuşit să mai echilibreze meciul. După revenirea de la cabine, s-a reluat scenariul primei reprize. „Cod galben” de şuturi la poarta lui Myong Guk, însă puţine şi-au nimerit ţinta. Pe măsură ce timpul a trecut, elevii lui Sven Goran Eriksson şi-au pierdut determinarea şi speranţa într-o calificare miraculoasă.
Nou intratul Kalou a stabilit scorul final (min. 82), într-o partidă în care Coasta de Fildeş a trimis 28 de şuturi spre poarta adversă, iar Didier Drogba a fost ales omul meciului. Încă două pete de culoare au părăsit Cupa Mondială.
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