Ivory Coast have the full respect of Serbia & Montenegro captain Savo Milosevic, even though the African side have lost both of their opening World Cup matches.

Ivory Coast, like Serbia & Montenegro, have no chance of making it through to the next phase after both teams lost their first two matches against Holland and Argentina.

Now the two Group C strugglers go head to head in Munich on Wednesday in a bid to end the tournament on a high.

Despite their two defeats, Ivory Coast have looked far from overwhelmed by playing the likes of Holland and Argentina, and Milosevic for one will not be underestimating Henri Michel's team.

"The Ivorians are a strong team," said Milosevic, whose side are still reeling from their 6-0 thrashing by Argentina last Friday.

"But all of the other 30 teams at the World Cup would be tough for us considering the state we are in."