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#1 First Ivorian to Score at the World Cup
Drogba is a national icon for the people of Cote'd Ivore. He was the country's top scorer in the Qualifying rounds of the 2006 World Cup campaign, which was the first time the country managed to reach the World Cup finals.
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Drawn in a difficult group consisting of Argentina and Netherlands along with Serbia and Montenegro, the Ivorian squad would revel in the experience of what many pundits labelled 'the group of death'. The Ivory Coast side only managed to beat Serbia and Montenegro to finish third in the group losing to both Argentina and Netherlands.
They gave a good account of themselves losing both encounters 2-1. But Drogba had his moment in the first game of their World Cup campaign against Argentina, where he scored in 82nd minute to score what was his first World Cup goal and notably the first-ever goal by the Ivory Coast in the premier tournament.
