Hello and welcome to live coverage of Morocco vs Ivory Coast.

En-Nesyri is fouled by Die in midfield, allowing Morocco to send in a free kick from deep. Fajr will take.

Morocco have the ball high up on the left, and Ivory Coast are sitting back and defending ably.

Salomon Kalou is only 30, which is remarkable. You may grasp from this comment that nothing is reallly happening on the pitch.

Zaha chases down a ball that Mendyl is after, and he blocks a clearance to concede a throw.

The match gets underway.

The national anthems are being played (not at the same time), so the action will kick off presently.

Zaha has the chance to make a name for himself. It's not quite happened at Crystal Palace or Manchester United, but he threatens to be an exceptionally talented winger if he can get a greater understanding of how to actually cross and shoot.

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And here is an exceptionally well preserved man talking.

You can double-screen tonight and follow Togo vs DR Congo here.

Ivory Coast also have a few famous players, with Eric Bailly, Serge Aurier, Franck Kessie, Salomon Kalou and Wilfried Zaha all prominent players. They are the favourites today, by some margin, but there have been plenty of misfiring sides so far.

For those of you watching with a knowledge of predominantly European football, you will be familiar with Benatia and posibly En-Nesyri. However, Mendyl, Saiss, El Ahmadi and Fajr all have plenty to offer the side.

TEAMS: Morocco: El Kajoui, Mendyl, Da Costa, Benatia, Saiss, Dirar, El Ahmadi, Fajr, Boussoufa, En-Nesyri, Bouhaddouz. /// Ivory Coast: Gbohouo, Kanon, Aurier, Deli, Bailly, Doukoure, Kessie, Die, Kalou, Zaha, Wifried.