For the Final Round, Côte d'Ivoire was drawn in Group G along with Brazil, Portugal and North Korea. As in Germany 2006 where they faced the Netherlands, Argentina and Serbia, the Elephants will have another tough challenge in South Africa. While in the street prognostic rife about confrontations Brazil - Ivory Coast, Portugal - Ivory Coast and Portugal - Brazil, the North Koreans are on the lookout! Their chances of passing the first round are minimal but they will certainly have a role of arbiter -Woe to the team who will be surprised by the Asian squad...

Le technicien brésilien, Carlos Alberto Parreira est satistfait de la préparation des Bafana Bafana "Nous sommes pratiquement prêts et je vois des progrès dans le groupe chaque jour. Je sens au fond de moi que quelque chose de bien va se passer" a-t-il annoncé aux médias internationaux il y a quelques jours ... Son groupe de 28 joueurs se compose comme suit: