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Didier Zokora has set his sights on denting Brazil's FIFA World Cup™ hopes as Côte d'Ivoire attempt to pile the pressure on Portugal. The 29-year-old Sevilla midfielder, employed alongside skipper Kolo Toure in central defence for yesterday's 0-0 draw with the Portuguese, knows one of the Group...

Sven-Goran Eriksson heralded the new-found discipline and organisation shown by his Côte d'Ivoire side in their goalless draw with Portugal in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday. Les Eléphants now face Brazil in Johannesburg before their final group match with Korea DPR, and the Swede reckons his side are...

Brazilian superstar Kaká has thanked the thousands of South Africans that attended their opening match against Korea DPR on an incredibly chilly evening in Johannesburg. Despite sub-zero temperatures, the packed Ellis Park stadium, with attendance figures reaching 54,331, was swarming with...

Brazil switch their attention to the looming battles with Côte d'Ivoire and Portugal after coming through their test of patience against the resilient Korea DPR at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. It took the five-time world champions almost an hour to find a chink in the massed North...

Cristiano Ronaldo played down his mouth-watering FIFA World Cup™ clash against Didier Drogba on Sunday, insisting that Portugal must not get distracted by the challenge posed by the Côte d’Ivoire star. The two sides clash in a crucial Group G match at Port Elizabeth on Tuesday just before pool...