Gervinho and Wilfried Bony strike in two second half minutes to cancel out Keisuke Honda opener

Headers by Wilfried Bony and Gervinho just 98 seconds apart ensured Ivory Coast got off to a winning start at the World Cup with a come-from-behind victory over Japan in Recife. The Elephants left captain Didier Drogba out of the starting line-up but it was his arrival off the bench after an hour which coincided with the African nation finally converting their chances.