Ivory Coast face Greece on Tuesday knowing that a win would guarantee their place in the last sixteen, but a draw could also see them through if Japan don't beat Colombia. The Africans grabbed three points out of their first two group matches, they first defeated Japan and then were beaten by Colombia, who have already secured qualification. Greece also have a chance of qualifying despite getting just one point in their first two matches.
If Greece beat Ivory Coast by at three goals and Colombia beat Japan, Greece could make the last sixteen. Both Greece and Ivory Coast failed to make the knockout stages of the World Cup in their two previous attempts.
Greece will be without Konstantinos Katsouranis, who was sent off against Japan, so experienced midfielder Giorgios Karagounis could be his replacement. Striker Kostas Mitroglou is struggling with an injury and he could make room for either Theofanis Gekas alongside Celtic forward Georgios Samaras. Didier Drogba could be on the bench again for Ivory Coast while Yaya Toure could feature in a more defensive position in midfield.
Probable starting line-ups:
Greece: Karnezis - Holebas, Torosidis, Papastathopoulos, Manolas - Karagounis, Kone, Maniatis - Samaras, Fetfatzidis, Gekas
Ivory Coast: Barry - Aurier, Bamba, Zakora, Boka - Tiote, Toure - Gervinho, Gradel, Kalou - Bony
My prediction: Ivory Coast to win 2-1.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Greece win - 14/5
Draw - 13/5
Ivory Coast win - 21/20
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