Group G Group hell

Group G is called by many as the hottest group in 2010 World Cup in South Africa. This group is filled with the most World Cup champion, Brazil; the mysterious North Korea; power of the best football of Africa, Ivory Coast, and the management team of talented individuals, Portugal.

Party of Brazil-Portugal or Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire is clearly the most highly anticipated game. However, before touching the "kitchen hell", this group presents an opening menu in the form of a hot duel Ivory Coast versus Portugal.

Seeing the players matter, both camps filled with a number of top players who play in clubs and Europe's top leagues. Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Didier Drogba camp is an example. However, in terms of solidity squad, Ivory Coast may chests.

Referring to travel both camps during qualifying, finishing as the Ivory Coast champions Africa zone Group E, with a record of five victories and one draw. Compare with Portugal, who won tickets through a qualification play-offs, where they won 2-0 on aggregate (1-0, 1-0) over Bosnia. However, Portugal also has consistently shown significant improvement.

After play-off, Portugal past three friendly matches and recorded three victories and one draw. During the match, Portugal shows the strength of its collective game.

In the last two friendly matches as they scored six goals and one goal chances. Portugal's goals were scored by four different players, namely Nani, Raul Meireles (2), Hugo Almeida (2), and Danny.

For Ronaldo, despite not scoring, he also played an impressive and inspiring. In two games, he creates a precise asisst and four shots on goal from eight businesses.

Quality individuals who dissolve into one that makes Portugal a better ability in the mastery of the ball, which is accompanied by austerity in peering opportunities to attack. Plus the determination to answer the question to them publicly Portugal, Ronaldo et al is a threat to anyone, even for Brazil.

However, do not rush the Ivory Coast will assess quitter. In addition to having good individual skills are not lost from Portugal, they have two advantages that deserve counted by Brazil, Portugal, or non-African team of others, namely physical strength and geographical factors.

One thing that should not be overlooked is revenge Ivory Coast coach, Sven-Goran Eriksson to Portugal. He once coached England in the period 2001-2006 and if it was not for Portugal, he might still menukangi "Three Lions".

In 2006 Germany World Cup, Eriksson has managed to take England to the quarter-finals. However, England knocked out after losing on penalties to Portugal (3-1). Given that, it is probably no better time for Eriksson to restore his good name in front of the British public, in addition to beat Portugal this time.

With the quality of both select match that, plus the need to secure three points before the Brazil meeting, both sides have to spend their best ability. The winner of this party will be a measure of how hot the "heart of hell", that is when they meet Brazil. (*)