Ivory Coast has an entirely different team than the one that lost 4-0 to Argentinta in 1992. Today, a player like Drogba makes everyone think twice about betting on Argentina.

Argentina do not have a good record against African sides in their opening game in a FIFA World Cup and there is enough talent in […]

Drogba is seen as the main danger in the opening match for their respective teams, Ivory Coast and Argentina, says Gabriel Heinze.

“Drogba is a great player, he is showing that all the time,” Heinze said as Argentina continued their preparations to meet the African debutants.
“Marking him is based a lot on the concentration and […]

Ivory Coast managed a 1-1 draw against Chile, finishing the game in 10 players.

Côte d’Ivoire warmed up for the FIFA World Cup™ with a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Chile Wednesday in a bruising encounter that saw the Africans finish with 10 men.
Six yellow cards — five for the Ivorians and one for the South Americans […]

African teams have a long road to take in order to prove themselves. They have to step in and fill the shoes of Cameroon, Nigeria and Senegal. Will they be able to achieve something like that?

The most hopes are for the Ivory Coast, led by players like Didier Drogba, Bonaventure Kalou, Kolo Toure, Aruna Dindane, […]

Yeah, sure. While I do not disconsider Ivory Coast and Drogba, bear in mind that they will play in the Death Group of this World Cup, with Argentina, The Netherlands and Serbia & Montenegro.

Well, Franz Beckenbauer says that they could reach the final if they come out of the groups. But, if you keep that […]

Africa has provided us with some great teams in the latest World Cups. Names like Nigeria, Cameroon were not to be taken lightly in the last years. Senegal provided the biggest surprise ever by taking the world champions France out of the race in 2002.

Well, surprise, surprise, none of these teams will be present […]

So, here is a list of the teams that qualified for the World Cup, Germany, 2006:

(The will be linked as they will be presented in full)

Angola
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Costa Rica
Croatia
Czech Republic
Ecuador
England
France
Germany
Ghana
Iran
Italy
Ivory Coast
Japan
Mexico
Netherlands
Paraguay
Poland
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
Serbia & Montenegro
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Togo
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
U.S.A.
Ukraine