Cote D' Ivoire rocks!

[futbol>>>IRAN]

They just hammered Qatar 6-1 in a friendly in Dohan.

All their stars were their although Drogba didn't play.

Great performance by Kalou, A. Kone, Toure Yaya and the rest of the team really.

They play with such fluency and skill.

They will surely be a force to look out for in south afruca 2010 no doubt.

[KC McElroy]

Qatar digeh kieh....

[yashar_fasihnia]

togo also hammered UAE 5-0

[futbol>>>IRAN]

ye but Ivory Coast is a quality team full of quality players.

[Suprah]

No matter how many foreigners the Qatari FA bribes and then fast-tracks them into the national team by giving them citizenship, they will ALWAYS remain a somewhat side in Asia because despite football's popularity, the money tends to make the players feel content in their average league and clubs rather than work hard, impress and go for Europe.

Same goes for all small GCC sides in the region who try this approach. At least the Saudis are still sticking with their home-grown talent like its the last thing they have after oil.

[PersianMadrid7]

Ivory coast have quality players from Barcelona, Chelsea etc... but as a team they aren't at their best

[persian boy]

great team for sure, arguably the best in africa

[Rostam]

See how strong African football is? And we struggle with these measly Gulf sides
while they thrash them. If Africa had the same funding and development as developed nations, such as in Europe, it would not surprise me if they became the strongest footballing continent in the world. Even the best sides in the world
have players of African descent on their teams. Just look at France, Brazil, and
others.

[milad]

See how strong African football is? And we struggle with these measly Gulf sides
while they thrash them. If Africa had the same funding and development as developed nations, such as in Europe, it would not surprise me if they became the strongest footballing continent in the world. Even the best sides in the world
have players of African descent on their teams. Just look at France, Brazil, and
others.

africans are mostly black. blacks have the best natural athletic bodies. so it makes sense. thats why all these black strikers/defensive mids who get some skills become some of the best players in the world.

[KC McElroy]

At least the Saudis are still sticking with their home-grown talent like its the last thing they have after oil.

And to their money to bribe their opponents and refs.

[futbol>>>IRAN]

See how strong African football is? And we struggle with these measly Gulf sides
while they thrash them. If Africa had the same funding and development as developed nations, such as in Europe, it would not surprise me if they became the strongest footballing continent in the world. Even the best sides in the world
have players of African descent on their teams. Just look at France, Brazil, and
others.

damn straight

[Sam van Dam]

if africans had economy like usa and canada eu etc. shit their continent would be the strongest, no joke, real talk.

[Pharaoh]

Qatar's last 10 matches against African teams... The only one they've managed to beat was Libya at home. Notice nearly every match was at home:

Qatar 1:6 Cote d'Ivoire
Qatar 2:0 Libya
Qatar 0:5 Egypt (GENEVA)
Libya 1:0 Qatar (ROME)
Egypt 6:0 Qatar
Qatar 2:2 Egypt
Qatar 0:1 Egypt
Qatar 2:2 Burkina Faso
Qatar 2:1 Libya
Qatar 1:1 Sudan

combined: Qatar 10:25 Africa