Ivory Coast forfeit a lead

Ivory Coast wasted a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with fellow World Cup hopefuls Paraguay in coach Sven-Goran Eriksson's first match in charge.

Ivory Coast wasted a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with fellow World Cup hopefuls Paraguay yesterday in coach Sven-Goran Eriksson's first match in charge. Didier Drogba and Soulemayne Bamba put their side two up, but Lucas Barrios and Aureliano Torres both netted in the last 15 minutes. Elsewhere, Belarus surprisingly beat World Cup-bound South Korea 1-0, ending their four-game winning run, while Mexico thrashed Gambia 5-1.