Ivory Coast vs Japan Preview, TV Schedule & Live Streaming

Match info:

Ivory Coast vs Japan

Competition – FIFA World Cup

Stadium – Arena Pernambuco

Date: 15th June 2014

Kick-off time – 02:00 GMT+1

Ivory Coast are waiting on the fitness of key men Didier Drogba and Yaya Toure ahead of their FiFA World Cup opener against Japan.

Veteran striker Drogba handed coach Sabri Lamouchi a scare in preparation for the Group C match at Recife’s Arena Pernambuco on Saturday when he limped out of Thursday morning’s training session.

The 36-year-old collided with defender Didier Zokora and sustained a knock to his thigh and Lamouchi is likely to turn to Swansea City’s Wilfried Bony to lead the attack if Drogba is unable to fully recover in time.

Toure’s own thigh injury is a longer-term complaint that he sustained during Manchester City’s 3-2 defeat at Liverpool in April before returning to inspire Manuel Pellegrini’s team to the Premier League title.

Nursing himself through those late-season heroics came at a price for Toure and his national team and the 31-year-old midfielder has not taken part in any of the ivory Coast’s recent warm-up friendlies.

if Toure is passed fit, as brother Kolo has been despite a recent bout of malaria, he will pose a key threat to Japan – a vibrant and inventive side under the guidance of wily italian coach Alberto Zaccheroni.

But Japan’s own midfield lynchpin Keisuke Honda believes it would be foolish to focus on the potential impact of one player when faced with the ivory Coast, who failed to progress beyond the 2006 and 2010 World Cup group stages despite having a lavishly gifted group at their disposal.

“No doubt that he (Yaya Toure) is the player we need to be aware of, but they also have several players who play at the top level alongside him – strikers, central midfielders and defenders,” Honda said. “So we need to beware all of those players as well.”

Honda himself hopes to make a statement at the World Cup having suffered a difficult start to life at Milan following a January switch to Serie A from CSKA Moscow.

Zaccheroni this week offered public backing amid questions over the playmaker’s form and Honda outlined the rigorous schedule he has endured to make sure he hits peak World Cup fitness.

“i’m working on it so hard,” he said.

“i worked myself into a condition where i accumulated fatigue intentionally during the camps and i’m trying to recover from that fatigue now.

“There are times that i can reach the best condition when this procedure offsets the balance of playing games, but it is really difficult and it is not the kind of thing you can always do as you like.”

ivory Coast defensive midfielder Cheick Tiote could have an important role in shackling the creative talents of Honda and Shinji Kagawa.

Amid the star names he shares a dressing room with, the Newcastle United player believes Lamouchi has the right approach to slot the ivory Coast’s impressive squad together into a formidable unit.

“He’s a good manager and a good coach,” Tiote told the Newcastle Chronicle. “He speaks with everybody.

“When some players didn’t play he went to speak to them. He tells them they have to be ready because the national team is not just about one player.

“Everyone has to be ready and when you get the opportunity you have to take it.

“He’s a good manager who talks a lot with the players about what we have to do on the pitch.”

Japan head into the game having won their last five games, a run that included a 3-2 victory over Belgium in Brussels.

Full TV Schedule and Live Streaming info is below:

Albania SuperSport Kosova 1, TVSH, SuperSport 2 Digitalb
Algeria beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD
American Samoa SBS One Australia
Andorra beIN Sports 1
Angola Televisao Publica de Angola, SuperSport 3 Africa
Argentina TyC Sports Argentina, DIRECTV Play Latin America, Canal 7 TV Publica,DIRECTV Argentina
Armenia Armenia TV
Australia SBS Radio 3, SBS Radio 4, SBS One Australia
Austria ARD Live Stream, M1, ARD Das Erste, HRT 2, ORF 1, TV Slovenija 2
Azerbaijan Idman TV
Bahamas SportsMax
Bahrain beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD
Bangladesh Sony Six SD, Sony Six HD
Barbados SportsMax
Belarus Belarus 5
Belgium ARD Das Erste, Canvas, La Deux, RTBF LiveCenter, ARD Live Stream
Benin Canal+ Centre, Canal+ Ouest, SuperSport 3 Africa, ORTB
Bermuda SportsMax
Bhutan Sony Six HD, Sony Six SD
Bolivia Unitel
Bosnia and Herzegovina HRT 2, BHT 1
Botswana SuperSport 3 Africa
Brazil BandSports, Fox Sports 2 Brazil, Band, ESPN Brasil, FOX Sports 1 Brasil,SporTV, ESPN, Watch ESPN Brasil, Globo
British Virgin Islands SportsMax
Brunei Astro Arena, Astro On The Go
Bulgaria ARD Live Stream, ARD Das Erste, BNT 1
Burkina Faso Canal+ Ouest, RTB, SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Centre
Burundi Canal+ Ouest, SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Centre
Cambodia CTN
Cameroon Canal+ Ouest, Canal+ Centre, SuperSport 3 Africa
Canada Mediaset Italia, TEAM 1410 Vancouver, TVA Sports, CBC, ICI Radio-Canada En Direct, CBC Sports Live Streaming, TSN 1050 Toronto, Univision Canada
Cape Verde SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Centre, Canal+ Ouest
Cayman Islands SportsMax
Central African Republic Canal+ Centre, Canal+ Ouest, SuperSport 3 Africa
Chad beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, SuperSport 3 Africa,beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, Canal+ Centre, Canal+ Ouest
Chile DIRECTV Chile, DIRECTV Play Latin America
China PPLive, Tianjin Sports Channel, Sina Sports, QQ Sports Live, CCTV 5+ VIP,G-Sports Channel, CNTV Sports, CCTV-5
Colombia Caracol TV, DIRECTV Colombia, DIRECTV Play Latin America, Deportes RCN En Vivo, RCN Television
Comoros SuperSport 3 Africa
Congo Canal+ Ouest, SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Centre
Congo DR SuperSport 3 Africa
Cook Islands SBS One Australia
Costa Rica Repretel En Vivo, Teletica En Vivo, Repretel HD
Cote d\\\’Ivoire Canal+ Ouest
Cote d\\\\\\\’Ivoire Canal+ Centre
Croatia HRT 2, TV Slovenija 2, ARD Live Stream, ARD Das Erste
Cyprus CYBC Live, RIK 2
Czech Republic TV Slovenija 2, ARD Live Stream, ARD Das Erste, ČT Sport
Côte d’Ivoire SuperSport 3 Africa, RTI 1
Denmark ARD Das Erste, ARD Live Stream, TV 2 Zulu, TV2 Denmark
Djibouti beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, Canal+ Ouest, beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, Canal+ Centre, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, SuperSport 3 Africa, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD
Dominican Republic SportsMax
Ecuador DIRECTV Ecuador, DIRECTV Play Latin America
Egypt beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD
El Salvador Canal 4 El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea Canal+ Centre, Canal+ Ouest, SuperSport 3 Africa
Eritrea SuperSport 3 Africa
Estonia ETV 1
Ethiopia SuperSport 3 Africa
Fiji SBS One Australia, Mai TV
Finland YLE Streaming, YLE TV2
France ARD Live Stream, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, ARD Das Erste, beIN Sports 1
Gabon Canal+ Ouest, SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Centre
Gambia GRTS Gambia, Canal+ Ouest, SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Centre
Georgia 1TV
Germany ARD Live Stream, Zattoo, ARD Das Erste
Ghana Canal+ Ouest, First Digital TV, Sports 24, Canal+ Centre, ETV Ghana,SuperSport 3 Africa, GTV Sports+, GTV, NET 2 TV, TV3 Ghana, Metro TV
Greece Neritan Live Streaming, Neritan HD, NERITsports
Guatemala TreceVision
Guinea SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Ouest, Canal+ Centre
Guinea-Bissau SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Centre, Canal+ Ouest
Hong Kong TVB Jade, TVB Sport, TVB Pearl
Hungary TV Slovenija 2, ARD Live Stream, ARD Das Erste, M1, Telesport Live Streaming
Iceland RUV, ARD Das Erste, ARD Live Stream
India Sony Six HD, LIV Sports Live Streaming, Sony Six SD
Indonesia ANTV, K-Vision, VIVA+, tvOne
Iran beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, Channel 3, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD
Iraq beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD
Ireland RTE Player, UTV, RTE 2
Israel IBA Channel 1
Italy Sky Mondiale, SKY GO
Ivory Coast Radiodiffusion Television Ivorie
Jamaica SportsMax, CVM Jamaica
Japan NHK Japan
Jordan beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD
Kenya KBC Channel 1, SuperSport 3 Africa
Kiribati SBS One Australia
Korea Republic SBS Korea, MBC Korea
Kosovo SuperSport Kosova 1
Kuwait beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD
Laos TV Lao
Lebanon beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD
Lesotho SuperSport 3 Africa
Liberia SuperSport 3 Africa
Libya beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD
Liechtenstein RTS Deux
Lithuania ARD Das Erste, LRT, LRT Live Streaming, ARD Live Stream
Luxembourg ARD Live Stream, ARD Das Erste
Macao TDM HD
Macau TDM Desporto, TVB Jade, TVB Pearl
Macedonia MTV1, TV Slovenija 2
Madagascar SuperSport 3 Africa
Malawi SuperSport 3 Africa
Malaysia Astro On The Go, Astro FIFA World Cup 2 HD, Astro FIFA World Cup 1 HD,Astro Arena
Maldives Sony Six HD, Sony Six SD
Mali Canal+ Ouest, ORTM Mali, SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Centre
Malta TVM
Mauritania beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, Canal+ Ouest, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, Canal+ Centre, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD
Mauritius SuperSport 3 Africa
Mexico Azteca Deportes En Vivo, Sky Mexico
Micronesia SBS One Australia
Moldova Moldova 1
Monaco beIN Sports 1
Montenegro HRT 2, TVCG 1, TV Slovenija 2
Morocco beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD
Mozambique SuperSport 3 Africa
Namibia SuperSport 3 Africa
Nauru SBS One Australia
Nepal Sony Six HD, Sony Six SD
Netherlands ARD Live Stream, ARD Das Erste, Nederland 1
New Zealand SBS One Australia, SKY GO, Sky Sport 5 NZ
Nicaragua Televicentro Nicaragua Canal 2
Niger Canal+ Centre, Canal+ Ouest, SuperSport 3 Africa
Nigeria Canal+ Centre, SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 3 Nigeria, Canal+ Ouest,SuperSport HD 3 Nigeria
Niue SBS One Australia
Northern Ireland RTE Player, RTE 2
Northern Mariana Islands SBS One Australia
Norway NRK Sports Broadband, NRK1
Oman beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD
Pakistan PTV Sports, Sony Six HD, Sony Six SD
Palau SBS One Australia
Palestinian Territory beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD
Panama Cable Onda Sports
Papua New Guinea SBS One Australia
Paraguay Canal 9 Paraguay, Telefuturo
Peru DIRECTV Play Latin America, DIRECTV Peru
Philippines Sky Cable PPV, TVB Jade, Balls Channel
Poland TVP Sport Live Streaming, TVP Sport, TVP1
Portugal Sport TV1
Puerto Rico SportsMax, DIRECTV Puerto Rico
Qatar beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD
Romania TVR 1, TVR HD, M1, TVR+ Live Streaming
Russia Sportbox.ru, Channel One Russia, Sport 1 Russia
Rwanda Canal+ Ouest, SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Centre
Samoa SBS One Australia
Saudi Arabia beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD
Senegal RTS 1, SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Ouest, Canal+ Centre
Serbia RTS 1, HRT 2, TV Slovenija 2
Seychelles SuperSport 3 Africa
Sierra Leone Canal+ Ouest, SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Centre
Singapore mio TV GO, mioTV CH141, TVB Jade, tvOne, Starhub Ch 223
Slovakia HRT 2, STV1 Jednotka, ARD Das Erste, ARD Live Stream, M1, TV Slovenija 2
Slovenia TV Slovenija 2, ARD Das Erste, ARD Live Stream, HRT 2
Solomon Islands SBS One Australia
Somalia beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD
South Africa Radio 2000, SuperSport 3, SABC 1, SuperSport HD 3, SuperSport 3 Africa,SuperSport Maximo, SuperSport Internet 3
South Sudan SuperSport 3 Africa
Spain GOL T, Gol Stadium
Sri Lanka Sony Six HD, Sony Six SD
Sudan beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD
Swaziland SuperSport 3 Africa
Sweden TV4 Play Premium, TV4 Sweden, ARD Live Stream, ARD Das Erste
Switzerland RTS Sport, ARD Das Erste, RTS Deux, SRF zwei, ARD Live Stream, RSI La 2
Syria beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD
São Tomé and Príncipe SuperSport 3 Africa
Taiwan ELTA TV
Tajikistan Safina TV
Tanzania SuperSport 3 Africa
Thailand TVS 99, True Sport HD 3, RS World Cup Channel
Togo SuperSport 3 Africa, Canal+ Ouest, Canal+ Centre
Tonga SBS One Australia
Tunisia beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD
Turkey TRT Spor Web TV, TRT 1
Tuvalu SBS One Australia
Uganda SuperSport 3 Africa
Ukraine OLL.tv, Futbol 1
United Arab Emirates beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD
United Kingdom STV Scotland, ITV 1, UTV, ITV Player
United States SiriusXM FC, Univision Deportes, Univision, ESPN Radio, ESPN, ESPN3, Watch ESPN, Univision Deportes En Vivo, ESPN Deportes
Uruguay DIRECTV Play Latin America, DIRECTV Uruguay
Vanuatu SBS One Australia
Venezuela DIRECTV Venezuela, DIRECTV Play Latin America
Vietnam K +1, VCTV 3 Sports TV, VTV6, Bongda TV, SCTV 15 Vietnam
Yemen beIN Sports Arabia 11 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 13 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD, beIN Sports Arabia 1 HD
Zambia SuperSport 3 Africa
Zimbabwe SuperSport 3 Africa

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