Ivory Coast will be no formality for Argentina (22 Jan 2006 08:01 GMT)
Although no member of Henri Michel's team caught the eye more often than the Ivorians' other striker, Bonaventure Kalou, who operated just off the front, Drogba provided both leadership and a cutting edge and he won and converted the penalty that was to prove the only goal of a tight affair.
The Chelsea striker' contribution left the Ivorians looking forward to the opportunity of booking a place in the knockout stages with victory over Libya on Tuesday.
Argentine representative, Néstor Lorenzo, watching the Ivorians 140 days before they make their World Cup debut against Jose Pekerman's team in Hamburg would swiftly have formed the view that it will be no formality.
source : sport.telegraph, AFA