Colombia 2 Ivory Coast 1 player ratings: James Rodriguez or Wilfried Bony - who rated higher?
Man-for-man marking from the Group C match
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Your support makes all the difference.Colombia beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in yet another action-packed World Cup clash on Thursday to top Group C.
After a tight first half the game exploded into life with three goals in nine minutes midway through the second.
James Rodriguez thumped in a header from a 64th-minute Juan Cuadrado corner.
Juan Quintero ran clear to make it 2-0 after 70 minutes after Rodriguez intercepted an Ivorian clearance but Gervinho cut in through three defenders to score an excellent individual goal three minutes later to halve the deficit.
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