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Group G action will conclude with the Korea DPR vs Ivory Coast at 10:00am EST (16:00) from Nelspruit while Portugal vs Brazil will be playing in Durban. Online bookmakers have the Ivory Coast -260 money line favorites in World Cup betting odds vs North Korea +750 while a draw would return +340. Cte d'Ivoire are also -1 goal (-150) favorites in World Cup picks vs Korea DPR +1 goal (+130) with the over/under total sitting at 2.5 OVER (-120). Brazil sits alone on top of the Group G bracket with 6-points and 5 goals while Portugal is second with 4-points followed, the Elephants sit in third with 1-point and 1 goal and Korea DPR is in last place with zero points and 1 goal.
The Ivory Coast will not only need to win if they want to qualify for the round of 16, they will need to win big. The reason why Cte d'Ivoire needs such a powerful showing is due to the 7-0 performance displayed by Portugal vs the Korea DPR. The Elephants would need to rack up nine goals in order to stay in contention and would also need a Portugal loss to Brazil on Friday. Although manager Sven-Goran Eriksson admits that feat is unlikely, he still plans to have his African squad fire at the net. "You can't just attack with everything you have. North Korea will punish you if you do. We are going to try to play and, of course, we are going to try to attack, absolutely." Bet Ivory Coast -260 as favorites in World Cup betting odds vs North Korea with up to a $250 bonus and free team jersey.
The 2010 finals has proven the North Korean team to be a talented squad but inconsistent in their game. The Koreans opened up their campaign with a respectable 1-2 loss to Brazil but then fell apart in the following match vs Portugal so deciding which team will show up to play is anyone's guess. "We did concede a lot of goals but we are going to fight hard in our next game, said manager Kim Jong-Hun this week. "It will be a way for us to redeem ourselves and we will try to restore our honour. We have restored our confidence levels."
