Japan vs. Ivory Coast: Drogba dropped from starting XI

The team sheets are out at Arena Pernambuco in Recife. 

A couple of surprises: Japan left Yasuhito Endo out of its starting eleven, while Didier Drogba will be on the bench for Ivory Coast when things kick-off at 9:00 PM ET.

Japan Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

Kawashima; Nagatomo, Yoshida, Morishige, Uchida; Yamaguchi, Hasebe (c); Kagawa, Honda, Okazaki; Osako.

Ivory Coast Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

Barry; Boka, Zokora, Bamba, Aurier; Tiote, Serey, Gervinho, Yaya Toure (c),  Kalou; Bony.