Didier Drogba came off the bench to inspire Ivory Coast to a 2-1 comeback victory over Japan in a World Cup Group C match on Saturday.
Updated: June 15, 2014, 12:00 AM
World Cup in pictures: Ivory Coast stage comeback win
Gervinho (not pictured) scores past Japan’s goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima to put Ivory Coast 2-1 up. Yves Herman / Reuters
Japan’s Yuto Nagatomo lies injured on the ground. Stefano Rellandini / Reuters
Serge Aurier and Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro embrace after securing their Group C win against Japan. Julian Finney / Getty Images
Maya Yoshida heads the ball. Shuji Kajiyama / AP Photo
Gervinho runs past Kawashima as he celebrates scoring his side’s winner. Petr David Josek / AP Photo
Ivory Coast’s Didier Drogba proves to be a handful for Masato Morishige, left, and Yuto Nagatomo. Dolores Ochoa / AP Photo
Gervinho celebrates. Youri Kochetkov / EPA
Didier Drogba celebrates Ivory Coast’s win. Youri Kochetkov / EPA
Shinji Okazaki, left, and Constant Djakpa battle for the ball. Ricardo Mazalan / AP Photo