WC group C game: Fact file: Colombia vs Ivory Coast

Head-to-head
This is the first time the sides have met.
Colombia coach Jose Pekerman guided Argentina to a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast at the 2006 World Cup.

 
Match facts
Colombia
Colombia's 3-0 win against Greece was their biggest at a World Cup.

Los Cafeteros have never gone unbeaten in back-to-back World Cup matches and have never won more than one game at any edition of the tournament.

They are unbeaten in their last eight games (W4, D4) since losing 2-0 in Uruguay on 10 September 2013.

If they avoid defeat it will be their longest undefeated streak since a nine-match run between 2007 and 2008.

Against the Greeks, Juan Cuadrado became the first Colombian to provide two assists in a World Cup match since 1962.

James Rodriguez has now scored three times in his last three international games.

Rodriguez had more touches (90) than any other player in the game against Greece.

Captain Mario Yepes will win his 100th cap.
 
Ivory Coast
Two of Ivory Coast's three wins at the World Cup have come after conceding the opening goal (3-2 v Serbia and Montenegro in 2006 and 2-1 v Japan in 2014).

Seven of their 11 goals at the World Cup have been scored in the final half hour of matches.

They have only failed to score once in their seven World Cup games (0-0 v Portugal in 2010).

However, they have netted the opening goal only once (in a 3-0 victory against North Korea in 2010).

Ivory Coast have gone almost a year without keeping a clean sheet. In their most recent eight games, both sides have scored

 
Current form
Colombia are ranked world number 8, while Ivory Coast are ranked number 23

 
Last 5 games by Colombia
World Cup 2014, Final tournament, Group C
14.06.2014 Colombia - Greece 3:0 (1:0)
Friendly internationals 2014
06.06.2014 Colombia - Jordan 3:0 (1:0)
Friendly internationals 2014
31.05.2014 Colombia - Senegal 2:2 (2:0)
Friendly internationals 2014
05.03.2014 Colombia - Tunisia 1:1 (1:1)
Friendly internationals 2013
19.11.2013 Netherlands - Colombia 0:0
They have won 2 and drawn 3 of their last 5 games
 
Last 5 games by Coted'Ivoire
World Cup 2014, Final tournament, Group C
14.06.2014 Côte d'Ivoire - Japan 2:1 (0:1)
Friendly internationals 2014
04.06.2014 Côte d'Ivoire - El Salvador 2:1 (2:0)
Friendly internationals 2014
30.05.2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Côte d'Ivoire 2:1 (1:0)

Friendly internationals 2014
05.03.2014 Belgium - Côte d'Ivoire 2:2 (1:0)
World Cup 2014, Qualifying tournament, Africa, Third round

16.11.2013 Senegal - Côte d'Ivoire 1:1 (0:0)
They have won 2, lost and drawn 2 of their last 5 games