Despite scoring against Brazil on Sunday, it appears that Didier Drogba is not fully fit after his fractured arm, although that shouldn’t stop the Cote d’Ivoire from comfortably winning this match the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit.

An opening game against Portugal looked as though it would give the Elephants a chance of qualifying, irrespective of what happened against Brazil, although the Iberians’ 7-0 rout of the People’s Republic means that any hopes of making it to the last sixteen have been dashed.

Drogba is likely to continue in attack and might possibly be joined by Gervinho as the African side look to try and win the match comprehensively. It’s possible that team morale is at a low ebb in the North Korean camp after the team took such a pounding at the hands of Portugal, although three of the goals came in the last ten minutes and we should remember they performed well against Brazil.

Even so, a comfortable win for the Elephants is on the cards.

PREDICTION: IVORY COAST HT FT @ 2.0 with bwin