Game # 8 - Cote D'Ivoire vs Japan

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Definitely a game of two contrasting halves with Japan dominant (and scoring) in the first and then Cote D'Ivoire dominating in the second (once Drogba came on) and scoring twice to win 2-1. Considering that he came on in the 62nd minute and four minutes later Cote D'Ivoire were suddenly two goals to the better, you could argue that Drogba had an impact and I suppose he did but it was much more in the nature of a psychological one than a physical because the Japanese seemed to spend so much time waiting for Drogba to move that they barely noticed many other players moving and shooting (and indeed scoring). Given their dominance in possession, shooting (especially shots on goal at 10-4) and corners, the result was definitely in line with Cote D'Ivoire's stats.