2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 17 - LAST SIXTEEN - PREVIEW
LAST SIXTEEN
29th June 2014
Netherlands vs Mexico -:-
Costa Rica vs Greece -:-
SQUADS
NETHERLANGDS MEXICO
COSTA RICA GREECE
Kalou, scored 23 goals in 67 appearances for Ivory Coast - He has proved his class in the Premier League, Champions League and with his national team.
The Tottenham Hotspur striker, 30, refused call-ups for World Cup qualifiers last year following a spat with then coach Didier Six after the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Sierra Leone move tie with DR Congo to Lubumbashi - because of the ebola outbreak.
Toure faced racist taunts when the clubs met in the Champions League a year ago and the two sides will cross swords again this season.
Ivory Coast striker Seydou Doumbia has been coaxed out of international retirement by coach Herve Renard and named in the squad for September's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The 27-year-old, who helped Roma finish second in Serie A last season, had been linked with a move to Premier League sides Chelsea and Manchester United.
BREAKING NEWS: Everton sign 3-times Champions League winner Samuel Eto'o on a two-year deal
The 26-year-old will spend the rest of the season at Metz, who also have an option to buy the player. The deal is the second between the clubs this month after Diafra Sakho joined West Ham in a permanent move.
Talks are ongoing but Everton could sign Eto'o in time for him to be in line for a debut against his old side at Goodison on Saturday.
Ethiopia Football Federation president Junedin Basha told BBC Sport: "We already have two ready venues, the Addis Ababa and the Bahir Dar stadiums, and the construction of the other venues has also reached to a good level.
LAST SIXTEEN
29th June 2014
Netherlands vs Mexico -:-
Costa Rica vs Greece -:-
SQUADS
NETHERLANGDS MEXICO
COSTA RICA GREECE