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Vincent Kompany Belgium captain Vincent Kompany feels his country and Wednesday's opponents Ivory Coast could be surprise packages in the FIFA World Cup.

Didier Drogba Didier Drogba hopes it is third time lucky for Ivory Coast after they qualified for the FIFA World Cup with a play-off win over Senegal.

Yaya Toure Ivory Coast's Yaya Toure has been crowned African Footballer of the Year for the third consecutive time at a ceremony in Lagos.

Brazil Preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup stepped up a gear on Wednesday, with all 32 participating nations in friendly action.

South Africa Africa Cup of Nations champions Nigeria will face South Africa and Sudan when they bid to reach the 2015 tournament in Morocco.

Eden Hazard Belgium winger Eden Hazard maintained his national team cannot be expected to challenge for the title at Brazil 2014 on Tuesday.

Egypt Egypt will take on Ghana for a place at the 2014 FIFA World Cup after the sides were drawn together in the CAF play-offs.

Yaya Toure Yaya Toure believes he is not seen as one of the best players in the world because he is African.

Samir Nasri Samir Nasri believes team-mate Yaya Toure would be seen as "the best midfielder in the world" if he was Brazilian or Argentinian.