Belgium 2-2 Ivory Coast | Friendly | 2014/03/05
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Max Gradel struck an injury-time equaliser to hand Cote d'Ivoire a share of the spoils as they drew 2-2 with Belgium in Brussels.
A towering first-half header from Marouane Fellaini and a goal at the start of the second period from Radja Nainggolan had put Marc Wilmots' men in charge but the Elephants fought back impressively.
Drogba halved the visitors' deficit with 16 minutes to go before Gradel struck late on.
The draw means Belgium have not won in four contests and their form will be of concern to Wilmots just over three months out from the World Cup in Brazil.
Rated by many as tournament dark horses, the home side started impressively and it was no surprise when Fellaini, who has endured a torrid first season at Manchester United, rose highest to nod home Dries Mertens' corner after 17 minutes.
The African side posed few alarms for Belgium and the hosts ought to have made it 2-0 four minutes into the second half when Kevin Mirallas picked out Christian Benteke, only for the Aston Villa striker to shoot wastefully over the bar.
It did not look like being a costly miss when Nainggolan struck two minutes later, as the Roma midfielder fired past visiting goalkeeper Sayouba Mande.
Cote d'Ivoire appeared to be out of the contest but, not for the first time, Drogba led a dramatic recovery.
The Galatasaray man prodded in after 74 minutes after the Belgium defence had failed to clear a free-kick.
And it was more defensive uncertainty which led to the equaliser a minute into stoppage time.
Again, Belgium failed to clear their lines and Gradel steered the ball past Thibaut Courtois from the edge of the box.
BELGIUM NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
GK Thibaut Courtois (age 21) Atlético Madrid
GK Simon Mignolet (age 25) Liverpool
GK Koen Casteels (age 21) Hoffenheim
DF Toby Alderweireld (age 24) Atlético Madrid
DF Daniel Van Buyten (age 35) Bayern Munich
DF Nicolas Lombaerts (age 28) Zenit Saint Petersburg
DF Jan Vertonghen (age 26) Tottenham Hotspur
DF Laurent Ciman (age 28) Standard Liège
DF Sébastien Pocognoli (age 26) Hannover 96
DF Guillaume Gillet (age 29) Anderlecht
DF Jelle Van Damme (age 29) Standard Liège
MF Axel Witsel (age 24) Zenit Saint Petersburg
MF Kevin De Bruyne (age 22) Chelsea
MF Marouane Fellaini (age 25) Manchester United
MF Steven Defour (age 25) Porto
MF Mousa Dembélé (age 26) Tottenham Hotspur
MF Nacer Chadli (age 23) Tottenham Hotspur
MF Timmy Simons (age 36) Club Brugge
MF Eden Hazard (age 22) Chelsea
FW Christian Benteke (age 22) Aston Villa
FW Kevin Mirallas (age 25) Everton
FW Dries Mertens (age 26) Napoli
FW Romelu Lukaku (age 20) Everton
FW Zakaria Bakkali (age 17) PSV