IVORY COAST: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - Fans celebrate as Ivory Coast make it to Brazil

Record ID: 182389

  • Title: IVORY COAST: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - Fans celebrate as Ivory Coast make it to Brazil
  • Date: 17th November 2013
  • Summary: ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST (NOVEMBER 16, 2013) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CELEBRATING AS IVORY COAST SCORE VITAL GOAL (SOUNDBITE) (French) ENGINEER, KONAN ROGER, SAYING: "They still gave us a scare, but in the end they gave us the satisfaction. It was a difficult match, I say bravo to the Elephants and long live the World Cup in Brazil." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WATCHING MATCH VARIOUS OF FRONT OF LOCAL RESTAURANT SHACK WHERE PEOPLE ARE COOKING CHICKEN MORE OF PEOPLE WATCHING MATCH MAN WALKING AWAY HOLDING UP TWO FINGERS IN A VICTORY SIGN
  • Embargoed: 2nd December 2013 12:00
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  • Location: Cote d'Ivoire
  • Country: Ivory Coast
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA6T2UFBS2XAVFK5V7MJ4KFZYSY
  • Story Text: The Ivory Coast qualified for a third straight World Cup tournament by beating Senegal 4-2 on aggregate in a playoff for next year's finals in Brazil after a 1-1 draw in the second leg on Saturday (November 16).
    The win sparked wild celebrations in the largest city of Abidjan.
    One fan, Roger Konan, told Reuters: "They still gave us a scare, but in the end they gave us the satisfaction. It was a difficult match, I say bravo to the Elephants and long live the World Cup in Brazil."
    Moussa Sow's 77th minute penalty in Casablanca set up a dramatic finish as Senegal tried to claw back a two-goal deficit from last month's 3-1 first leg defeat but Salomon Kalou struck a last-gasp equaliser on the night as the Ivorians went through.
    Ivory Coast's qualification followed that of Nigeria, who earlier in the day became the first African country to reach the finals after beating Ethiopia 2-0 for a 4-1 aggregate triumph. Three more teams from Africa will qualify by Tuesday (November 19).
    Ivory Coast competed in the last two World Cups in Germany and South Africa but failed to get past the first round.
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