Elephants trample N. Korea, to no avail
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This article was published 26/06/2010 (5944 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
NELSPRUIT, South Africa — Ivory Coast bowed out of the World Cup in style.
Needing an offensive show and a little bit of luck to make the second round, the Elephants got the offence but not the good fortune.
Yaya Toure, Koffi Romaric N’Dri and Salomon Kalou each scored Friday in a 3-0 win over North Korea, thrilling a pro-Ivory Coast crowd.
The only problem was that the Ivorians needed Portugal to lose to Brazil, then had to make up a nine-goal difference with the Portuguese to have a chance of moving on.
And Portugal tied Group G winner Brazil 0-0 to advance.
“Our World Cup is over today,” Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba said. “But I think we can be proud of what we did against Portugal and against Brazil — even if we lost.
“It was difficult for us to go through, and I think the FIFA rankings have been respected,” Drogba said. “We are disappointed, but at the same time we cannot be too disappointed when we’re in a group like this.”
Earlier in group play, Ivory Coast tied Portugal 0-0 and lost to Brazil 3-1.
North Korea lost all three of its matches, giving up 12 goals and scoring just one in its first World Cup appearance since 1966. The team from the isolated, communist regime was a tournament curiosity, and never proved to be anything more.
The Koreans put up their best effort in a 2-1 loss to Brazil, then were routed by Portugal 7-0 and beaten soundly by the more physical Ivorians.
“It has laid the foundation for us to grow in the future. So this has been a very useful experience for us,” North Korea coach Kim Jong Hun said. “Up until the last minute of the match, they really put in all their effort. I think that’s a very positive trait.”
— The Associated Press