My ass hurts from that reaming I just took from Bishop Mac, but I'll still do my best to recap Saturday's final game for you. What can I say, I'm a hero.
Argentina is a World Cup powerhouse. Ivory Coast has no such pedigree. Yet many pundits expected this affair to be a clash of the titans and it did not disappoint. Both teams showed themselves to have the talent to advance into the late rounds of the tournament ... if they can make it out of the Group of Death first.
After a tightly-fought first half, Ivory Coast faced a harsh two goal deficit. They turned up the heat in the second half, notching one goal from relentless striker Didier Drogba in the 82nd minute, and had the Argentines on the ropes. But it just wasn't meant to be today. The Ivorians lived up to their billing as the dark horse in this tournament and, if their finishing had been a little better, could easily be sitting on top of Group C. This was the match of the Cup so far, but that's probably little consolation to the Elephants, who now face an uphill battle to advance to the knockout rounds.
Goal scorers:
Hernán Crespo (24'), Argentina (1-0)
Javier Saviola (38'), Argentina (2-0)
Didier Drogba (82'), Ivory Coast (2-1)
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