The Ivory Coast will look to continue its undefeated streak in the CAF World Cup qualifiers when it takes on Morocco on Saturday.
The Ivorians have already clinched the top spot in Group C and have thus booked a spot in the third round of qualifiers. In that stage, the Elephants will take on another group winner in a two-legged playoff. The team that wins on aggregate automatically books passage to the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.
The Elephants opened up their campaign with a 2-0 win over Tanzania. In their second game, the Ivorians drew 2-2 in Morocco, but quickly bounced back with a dominating 3-0 win over Gambia. The ensuing match featured another 3-0 victory over Gambia, while the most recent game saw Ivory Coast win 4-2 over Tanzania. Yaya Toure has dominated the score sheet for the Ivory Coast with four goals in five games.
Morocco started its tournament with a 1-1 tie against Gambia and a 2-2 draw against Morocco. In its third game, the team lost 3-1 against Tanzania before returning the favor with a 2-1 win over Tanzania. In its most recent game, Morocco defeated Gambia 2-0.
Prediction: This game means little for either team. Morocco is playing for pride while the Ivory Coast is looking to keep its unbeaten streak in the tournament. This should make for a rather lax and wide open game that features a lot of goals. 4-2 Ivory Coast.
Start Time: 1 p.m. EST
The match will not be live streamed in the USA.
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