In order for Greece to advance to the last 16 teams of the 2014 World Cup, Japan must lose to Colombia. This puts the Ivory Coast at a slight advantage, though the team still needs a win to advance. Meanwhile, a win for Japan means that the Blue Samurais move on to the next round. There is a lot at stake in the final leg of this round for Group C, so expect a lot from today's games.
"We mustn't get carried away. We are fully focused on the match; we know that victory would allow us to write our names in Ivorian football history," Ivory Coast Sabri Lamouchi told FIFA.com. "That would be a great achievement and the players are well aware of that, so it would be pointless to try to heap extra pressure on them. We mustn't forget that Ivory Coast have only played eight World Cup games, which is nothing. There are no guarantees we will make it through: we have to come up with the goods on the pitch against a Greece team with a very solid backline. We are preparing with this in mind."
Today's games will determine so much for these teams.
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