Ivory Coast Must Not Get Carried Away with Japan Victory

The World Cup delivered another fascinating tie as the Ivory Coast and Japan met in Recife. The Blue Samurai opened the scoring, as Keisuke Honda profited from some slack defending to fire home a rocket from close range. Sabri Lamouchi tweaked things in the second half, however, and the Ivorians gradually turned the match back their way. Goals from Wilfried Bony and Gervinho, during an intense, sharp and glorious period of play, put the Elephants in the driving seat. They never looked back as Ja...