Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko scores twice as Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Ivory Coast

The sides met in a warm-up match for the World Cup

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Saturday 31 May 2014 07:26 EDT
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Edin Dzeko #11 of Bosnia-Herzegovina celebrates a goal against the Ivory Coast during the first half of a friendly match at Edward Jones Dome
Edin Dzeko #11 of Bosnia-Herzegovina celebrates a goal against the Ivory Coast during the first half of a friendly match at Edward Jones Dome (GETTY IMAGES)

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Edin Dzeko scored twice as Bosnia and Herzegovina began their World Cup preparations with a 2-1 win over the Ivory Coast.

The Manchester City striker scored in the 17th and 53rd minutes to set his side on the way to victory with veteran forward Didier Drogba responding in stoppage time for the Africans.

Chile fought back from two goals down as they beat Egypt 3-2 in Santiago.

Mohamed Salah and Khaled Kamar had Egypt 2-0 up inside 16 minutes but Marcelo Diaz pulled one back for the home side before half-time.

Eduardo Vargas then bagged a brace after the interval to hand the home side victory.

Christian Stuani grabbed the only goal in the 62nd minute as Uruguay claimed a 1-0 win over Northern Ireland.

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