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ELEPHANTS LEAVE WINNING MEMORY

Entertaining Ivory Coast beat Serbia & Montenegro 3-2 in Group C for a first ever World Cup victory.

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		MICHEL DEPARTS AFTER VICTORY Post-match reaction to Ivory Coast's 3-2 World Cup Group C victory over Serbia & Montenegro.

		MICHEL WANTS ELEPHANTS IMPROVEMENT Henri Michel has shown the way ahead for his successor as Ivory Coast coach.

		DINDANE PUTS FRIENDSHIP BEFORE FAME Aruna Dindane did not mind passing up the chance to get the tournament's first hat-trick.

MICHEL: ODDS FAVOUR BIG BOYS Ivory Coast coach Henri Michel believes the odds are still stacked in favour of football's big powers.

BAD DEFENDING COST US - MICHEL Ivory Coast coach Henri Michel admits bad defending cost his side a place in the last 16.

MILOSEVIC RESPECTS THE IVORIANS Ivory Coast have the full respect of Serbia & Montenegro captain Savo Milosevic.

MICHEL POISED FOR IVORY COAST EXIT Henri Michel admits he is unlikely to remain as Ivory Coast boss beyond their final World Cup match.

TOURE DOES NOT BLAME BAD LUCK Kolo Toure is refusing to put the Ivory Coast's early World Cup exit down to bad luck.

VAN MEN DRIVE DUTCH THROUGH Holland booked their place in the World Cup second round with a 2-1 defeat of Ivory Coast.

RUUD REFLECTS ON BIGGEST GOAL Post-match reaction to Holland's 2-1 World Cup Group C victory over Ivory Coast.

DROGBA SPURRED BY DEFEAT Didier Drogba is convinced the pain of defeat can spur the Ivory Coast to victory against Holland.

VAN NISTELROOY PAYS TOURE TRIBUTE Ruud van Nistelrooy has labelled Kolo Toure the most improved player in world football.

KONE FEARS RAMPANT ROBBEN Arouna Kone has picked out Arjen Robben as the man the Ivory Coast must stop on Friday.

MICHEL - HOLLAND MATCH IS KEY Ivory Coast coach Henri Michel believes the match against Holland will make or break his team.

DROGBA - FINISHING MUST IMPROVE Ivory Coast skipper Didier Drogba believes his team must improve their finishing.

TOURE: WE HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO PROVE Kolo Toure insists the Ivory Coast have nothing left to prove at this summer's World Cup.

AKALE EXPECTS BETTER Ivory Coast midfielder Kanga Akale has demanded an improvement in front of goal.

World Cup 2006 fixtures & results header

Date	Match				Grp/Rnd

10/06/06		Ivory Coast	1 - 2	Argentina	C
16/06/06		Ivory Coast	1 - 2	Holland	C
21/06/06		Ivory Coast	3 - 2	Serb & Mont	C

Group C
Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Argentina	3	2	1	0	8	1	7
Holland	3	2	1	0	3	1	7
Ivory Coast	3	1	0	2	5	6	3
Serbia & Montenegro	3	0	0	3	2	10	0

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