Ivory Coast to play South Korea in friendly in London

Ivory Coast will play South Korea in a friendly in London in March

Ivory Coast will take on fellow World Cup finalists South Korea in a friendly match in London on 3 March.

According to the Ivory Coast Football Federation the match will be played at Loftus Road, the home of Championship side Queens Park Rangers.

The Elephants are in Group G for the World Cup in South Africa against North Korea, Brazil and Portugal.

South Korea were drawn in Group B of the June 11-July 11 tournament with Argentina, Nigeria and Greece.

Ivory Coast lost in the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola as they were beaten by Algeria 3-2 in a game that went to extra time.

It will be the second friendly involving an African side in London on that date as Nations Cup winners Egypt play England at Wembley.