Two nations chasing World Cup glory will do battle today in a match between Greece and Ivory Coast. The 2014 World Cup group-stage match scheduled for 4 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Castelao in Fortaleza and can be live streamed here free. A free Spanish language stream of the match can be found here. Free radio coverage here. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN2.
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One point, that's all it will take for Ivory Coast to make the Round of 16 for the first time in its history. With the pressures of rectifying past failures weighing heavily, head coach Sabri Lamouchi is bringing a cool, calm and calculated approach to today's match.
"We are trying to find our own style," Lamouchi said (via FIFA). "We've been working together and building this group for two years now. We've got to know each other and want to stamp our mark on the pitch," he added. "I was happy with our performance [against the Colombia]. I think there can be great victories in defeat and vice versa.
"If we play like that, we shouldn't lose too many matches."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Commanding the midfield for Greece is 27-year-old Giannis Maniatis. The Olympiakos man enters today's match averaging 4.5 tackles and two interceptions per match.
Greece's Projected Lineup (4-5-1): Karnezis; Holebas, Manolas, Sokratis, Torosidis; Samaras, Karagounis, Maniatis, Kone, Salpingidis; Gekas
Ivory Coast's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Barry; Boka, Bamba, Toure, Aurier; Tiote, Die; Gervinho, Toure, Kalou, Drogba
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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