It's a Dirty Job, But Someone's Got To Do It
VOA’s Nicolas Pinault, reporting from Brazil on the World Cup, gets a surprise from a very friendly Colombian fan after her team’s 2-1 win over Cote d’Ivoire:
(Watch beginning at the 00:30 second mark to see when things get interesting…)
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A vendor walks down the stairs as fans watch the 2014 World Cup Group C soccer match between Ivory Coast and Colombia at the Brasilia national stadium in Brasilia on June 19, 2014. (Reuters)
Will Either Team Survive?
With Colombia and Cote d’Ivoire rounding out Group C, there’s little doubt that the loser of today’s Japan/Greece match will be eliminated from the World Cup. And a draw between the two teams will likely eliminate both of them from contention.
But a win today is no guarantee, either: if Japan wins, they’ll still have to beat Group C favorite Colombia in a tough match. If Greece wins, they’ll have to get by a tough Cote d’Ivoire squad.
Who will make it out alive: Japan, Greece…or neither? Find out when they face off today at 6 PM ET (10 PM UTC) in Natal.
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Colombia (2-1) Cote d'Ivoire
UPDATE: Despite a late goal from Cote d’Ivoire, they were unable to tie the match, and Colombia won 2-1.
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Today’s Group C match between Colombia and Cote d’Ivoire will certainly be like nothing we’ve ever seen before. That’s because this meeting is the first ever between the two countries’ national teams. With Group C supremacy on the line, and so many unanswered questions about how the teams will play each other, this match at 12 PM ET (4 PM UTC) is surely one to watch.
For play-by-play, minute-by-minute coverage of every ball touch, throw-in, direct kick, indirect kick, yellow card, red card, corner kick, goal kick and every other possible football feat in every World Cup match, tap into VOA’s multilingual, multinational analysis.
Click here to follow the action live, or follow along on Facebook, or on Twitter with #WorldCupVOA.
And for even more exclusive VOA coverage with a special focus on Africa’s national teams, check out VOA’s Francophone blog.