South Korea Warm Up Against Ivory Coast

South Korea will face the Ivory Coast next month in London as a warm up to the World Cup. This is certainly a good test for the Taegeuk Warriors.

Ivory Coast is one of the strongest teams in Africa. Even though they famously flamed out at this year's Africa Cup of Nations, they're still considered by many to be a darkhorse as the first possible African World Cup champions. At the veyr least, I've read at least one soccer writer who pegged them to get to the finals.

Ivory Coast matches up well against any team in the world (except maybe Spain) with the fire power they have up front in Didier Drogba. But the rest of the squad leaves a lot to be desired. If the Koreans can control the midfield -- which they should be able to do -- they could easily sneak a 1-0 win on this one.

However, if they let balls get up front to Drogba, they won't have much of a chance.