Monday, November 29, 1999

Eriksson arrives in Ivory Coast

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Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson arrived in Ivory Coast on Monday to reveal his squad for next month's World Cup.Eriksson is scheduled to name his chosen side to the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) on Tuesday. Ivory Coast have been drawn in Group G with Brazil, Portugal and North Korea.As he touched down, the skies of the main commercial city of Abidjan unleashed a heavy tropical rainstorm."I'm happy to be here," he told reporters on entering Abidjan airport's VIP lounge. "It's raining."He was quickly swept into a waiting car which drove off.Eriksson has replaced Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic, who was sacked after a shock defeat by Algeria in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola in February.Ivorian fans have been urging their players to bury their egos, seen by locals as oversized, and work better together as a team.(Writing by Tim Cocks; Editing by Ed Osmond)

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