Ivory Coast scored two objectives in as numerous minutes to dig out from a deficit and get their World Cup fight off to a winning begin with triumph once again Japan.

The Elephants trailed to a shocking Keisuke Honda strike in the first half.

At the same time the presentation of Didier Drogba as a substitute propelled the rebound, with Wilfried Bony balancing in the wake of gathering Serge Aurier's cross.

Aurier additionally gave the cross to previous Arsenal forward Gervinho to head home the victor.

The triumph at Recife's Arena Pernambuco moved Ivory Coast level on three focuses at the highest point of Group C by Colombia, who overcome Greece 3-0.

Ivory Coast, showing up in their third World Cup, have never gone past the gathering stage yet will favor their chances after a vivacious execution.

Then again, everything looked to be happening for administrator Sabri Lamouchi, who shockingly left out previous Chelsea striker Drogba and saw his side fall behind.

Asian champions Japan - the first group to fit the bill for the World Cup - were sharp and deft in ownership and led the pack with an objective of true quality from Honda on 16 minutes.

The AC Milan midfielder gathered a pass over the case, took one touch and after that drove home effectively into the top corner with his left foot.

Ivory Coast had their minutes, with midfielder Yaya Toure indicating intermittent flashes of his damaging force, while Bony was blameworthy of squandering a few possibilities.

Be that as it may soon after Drogba's presentation, the Swansea strike evened out, jumping to look a bubbling Aurier cross into the far corner.

Two minutes after the fact, an alternate bored Aurier focus was met by Gervinho and his header squirmed past Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima.

Drogba twice went near discovering the net in the end organizes as Lamouchi's side completed determinedly to leave Japan with a daunting task to stay in the competition.