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World Cup star attracts Aston Villa interest
Ivory Coast's best performer at the World Cup, Gervinho, is being linked with a January move to Aston Villa in today's Daily Mirror, and has admitted before than a Premier League switch interests him. Read more
Italy's new era to begin with a win tonight
Mario Balotelli and Antonio Cassano are being granted a chance to impress new Italy boss Cesare Prandelli, with both likely to start his first game in charge against Ivory Coast at West Ham this evening. Read more
North Korea 0-3 Ivory Coast - benchmark set
It was another case of first half good, second half not so good for Sven-Goran Eriksson as his team wound up third in Group G, while North Korea go home having conceded a dozen goals. Read more
Friday's fantastic three way multiple
The most appealing clash of the day has to be Portugal's game against Brazil, but we're steering well clear of that in our multiple for today... Read more
North Korea 0-2 Ivory Coast - half-time update
Ivory Coast have been far more impressive than Brazil and Portugal were in their first halves against North Korea but still have loads to do if they are to implausibly reach the last 16. Read more
Gervinho recalled as Ivory Coast chase second
Ivory Coast's most lively performer in the 0-0 draw with Portugal returns as they bid to thrash North Korea and push past Portugal into second place in Group G. Read more
N Korea v Ivory Coast: "Sven's heading home"
Jonas Dahlquist, our Group G Specialist, anticipates an easy win for the Ivory Coast in their final group game but can't see them doing enough to reach the last 16. Read more
Fabiano enters Golden Shoe race with double
At last, one of the popular pre-tournament picks for top goalscorer has found the net. Luis Fabiano is the [7.0] second favourite after scoring twice in Brazil's 3-1 win over Ivory Coast. Read more
Brazil v Ivory Coast: "The spoils will be shared"
As one of the favourites to win the tournament, I didn't think Brazil impressed at all against North Korea. Their tempo was too slow and their left flank was well below average. They need to get both Kaka and Robinho... Read more
Five lessons learnt from the World Cup so far
We reveal why there are only four teams in with a chance of lifting the trophy, neither David Villa nor Luis Fabiano will win the Golden Shoe and Portugal should be laid to qualify from Group G... Read more
Ivory Coast 0-0 Portugal - Brazil are through!
Brazil's two main rivals for Group G played out a rather uninspiring draw, giving Brazil even more reason to smash North Korea and stamp their authority on the group... Read more
Ivory Coast 0-0 Portugal - Ronaldo nearest
It's yet another goalless first-half in this World Cup, but there has been plenty of tackles flying in to stop us from nodding off... Read more
Ivory Coast v Portugal - Drogba left on bench
Didier Drogba will not be in the starting line up for Ivory Coast against Portugal, but there is still more than enough quality on display for this to be a cracking game... Read more
The Betfair Football £10 Bet of the Day
We've avoided the glamour of the New Zealand and Slovakia tie, and the rout of Brazil against North Korea, and had a punt on the day's most exciting match - Ivory Coast against Portugal... Read more
Will Sven finally end his Portugal hoodoo?
Revenge is a dish best served cold, and Sven-Goran Eriksson has a chance to serve it up against Portugal in Ivory Coast's first game today... Read more
Ivory Coast v Portugal: "Elephants to win scrap"
Our Group G Specialist expects compatriot Sven-Goran Eriksson to lead Ivory Coast to victory in the opening - and potentially most important - game. Read more
A mega multiple for Tuesday's three clashes
We're backing Brazil, Ivory Coast and Slovakia to come out on top in Tuesday's big multiples action... Read more
Winner tips from the Betfair World Cup forum
There are arguments for backing everyone from Argentina to Cameroon to lift the trophy put forward by punters on the Betfair World Cup forum. We've picked out some of our favourites... Read more
World Cup Group G: "Sven to outlast Portugal"
Portugal became Sven-Goran Eriksson's nemesis while the Swede was in charge of England, but the Ivory Coast boss is set to get the better of them at last, according to Specialist Jonas Dahlquist... Read more
Five most memorable World Cup dark horses
What is it about a World Cup that makes certain teams perform better than they could ever have imagined? We look at the sides who've exceeded all expectations... Read more
