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WORLD CUP: Ivory Coast 3, Serbia 2

MUNICH, Germany, June 21 (UPI) -- Aruna Dindane scored a pair of goals in lifting Ivory Coast to a 3-2 victory Wednesday over Serbia and Montenegro in the 2006 World Cup.

The victory allowed Ivory Coast to finish its World Cup experience with a 1-2-0 record and third place in Group C. Serbia lost all three of its games, including two one-goal defeats. Both teams had been eliminated from advancing to the second round before Wednesday's game.

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Serbia got its first two goals of the tournament in the game's first 20 minutes before Dindane brought Ivory Coast back.

He cut the deficit to 2-1 in the 37th minute on a penalty shot after Serbia was called for a hand ball, and tied the score in the 67th minute by converting a crossing pass from Kader Keita for his fourth goal of the World Cup.

Bonaventure Kalou gave Ivory Coast the lead in the 84th minute on a penalty shot.

Serbia's goals came from Nikola Zigic and Sasa Ilic, who both slipped Ivory Coast defenders before sending off their shots.

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