Group G: Côte d'Ivoire 0 : Portugal 0

The elephants as Ivory Coast's national soccer team are called had the unluckiest draw in the entire World Cup. Brazil, thanks to Dunga's (the coach) overhaul now more dangerous than ever and of course Portugal with one of the two best players in the world (C.Ronaldo) and as it turns out also a North Korean side that is much better than excepted and won't be giving out three points for three. The reason why this is so sad is, because everyone hoped for an African World Cup winner this year and it seemed possible with the tournament on African soil. Ivory Coast was generally considered to be the strongest African team at this tournament.

Then Didier Drogba the best player of the best African squad broke his arm. It was disastrous for African fans. Drogba was the third African main man to be ruled out by injury, after John Obi Mikel for Nigeria and Michael Essien for Ghana. Coincidentally they were all Chelsea players.

Portugal and Ivory Coast clashed today in the group of death that also includes Brazil and North Korea and they reluctant to risk much. The opening group games are really more about not losing than about winning and that's also a reason why this tournament will just get more and more and more exciting as it goes on. Drogba came actually on the pitch after 60 minutes and he had one great but hard chance. Ronaldo had a few very good opportunities to score, including a post rattling shot but in the end they both failed to win.

It's far from decided who advances in this group.